KCAD · Wexford County Airport

CADILLAC, MICHIGAN · SMALL AIRPORT

1,307

Elevation ft

Runways

5,001

Longest ft · 07/25

44.28N

85.42W

Wexford County Airport serves Cadillac, Michigan at 1,307 ft elevation with its longest runway, 07/25, at 5,001 by 100 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
07/25	5,001 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
18/36	1,986 × 150 ft	turf	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,307 ft is about 12°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, 12°C)	1,307 ft	2,693 ft	2,248 ft	3,372 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,507 ft	2,927 ft	2,374 ft	3,562 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,707 ft	3,161 ft	2,501 ft	3,752 ft
35°C afternoon	4,021 ft	3,222 ft	2,534 ft	3,801 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (07/25, 5,001 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,801 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 KCAD is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KTVC Cherry Capital Airport	29 nm N	7,016 ft
KMBL Manistee County Blacker Airport	35 nm W	5,501 ft
KACB Antrim County Airport	44 nm N	5,003 ft
KMOP Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport	49 nm SE	5,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KCAD

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

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