KBGF · Winchester Municipal Airport

WINCHESTER, TENNESSEE · SMALL AIRPORT

979

Elevation ft

Runway

5,003

Longest ft · 18/36

35.18N

86.07W

Winchester Municipal Airport serves Winchester, Tennessee at 979 ft elevation with its longest runway, 18/36, at 5,003 by 75 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
18/36	5,003 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 979 ft is about 13°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 13°C)	979 ft	2,629 ft	2,213 ft	3,320 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,179 ft	2,863 ft	2,340 ft	3,510 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,379 ft	3,097 ft	2,466 ft	3,700 ft
35°C afternoon	3,614 ft	3,143 ft	2,491 ft	3,737 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (18/36, 5,003 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,737 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KBGF is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KTHA Tullahoma Regional Airport William Northern Field	15 nm NW	5,501 ft
KFYM Fayetteville Municipal Airport	25 nm W	5,900 ft
KSYI Bomar Field / Shelbyville Municipal Airport	29 nm NW	5,504 ft
K4A6 Scottsboro Municipal Word Field	29 nm S	5,240 ft
KMDQ Madison County Executive Airport-Tom Sharp Jr Field	31 nm SW	6,500 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KBGF

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KBGF, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KBGF or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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