KCAK · Akron Canton Regional Airport

AKRON, OHIO · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

1,228

Elevation ft

Runways

8,204

Longest ft · 05/23

40.92N

81.44W

Akron Canton Regional Airport serves Akron, Ohio at 1,228 ft elevation with its longest runway, 05/23, at 8,204 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
05/23	8,204 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
01/19	7,601 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,228 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)	1,228 ft	2,678 ft	2,240 ft	3,359 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,428 ft	2,912 ft	2,366 ft	3,549 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,628 ft	3,146 ft	2,493 ft	3,739 ft
35°C afternoon	3,923 ft	3,203 ft	2,524 ft	3,786 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (05/23, 8,204 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,786 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 KCAK is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KAKR Akron Fulton International Airport	7 nm N	6,336 ft
KBJJ Wayne County Airport	20 nm W	5,190 ft
KCLE Cleveland Hopkins International Airport	35 nm NW	9,953 ft
KBKL Burke Lakefront Airport	38 nm N	6,604 ft
KCGF Cuyahoga County Airport	39 nm N	5,502 ft
KYNG Youngstown Warren Regional Airport	40 nm NE	9,003 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KCAK

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

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