KBKW · Raleigh County Memorial Airport

BEAVER, WEST VIRGINIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

2,504

Elevation ft

Runways

6,750

Longest ft · 01/19

37.79N

81.12W

Raleigh County Memorial Airport serves Beaver, West Virginia at 2,504 ft elevation with its longest runway, 01/19, at 6,750 by 150 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
01/19	6,750 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
10/28	5,001 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 2,504 ft is about 10°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, 10°C)	2,504 ft	2,926 ft	2,374 ft	3,561 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	3,704 ft	3,160 ft	2,501 ft	3,751 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,904 ft	3,394 ft	2,627 ft	3,941 ft
35°C afternoon	5,505 ft	3,512 ft	2,691 ft	4,036 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (01/19, 6,750 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,036 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 KBKW is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KLWB Greenbrier Valley Airport	35 nm E	7,003 ft
KCRW Yeager Airport	42 nm NW	6,715 ft
KPSK New River Valley Airport	44 nm SE	6,201 ft
KBCB Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport	49 nm SE	5,501 ft
KMKJ Mountain Empire Airport	55 nm S	5,252 ft
KROA Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport	61 nm SE	6,800 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KBKW

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KBKW, 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 KBKW or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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