KCAR · Caribou Municipal Airport

CARIBOU, MAINE · MEDIUM AIRPORT

626

Elevation ft

Runways

4,003

Longest ft · 01/19

46.87N

68.02W

Caribou Municipal Airport serves Caribou, Maine at 626 ft elevation with its longest runway, 01/19, at 4,003 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
01/19	4,003 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
11/29	3,016 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 626 ft is about 14°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, 14°C)	626 ft	2,560 ft	2,176 ft	3,264 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,826 ft	2,794 ft	2,303 ft	3,454 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,026 ft	3,028 ft	2,429 ft	3,644 ft
35°C afternoon	3,176 ft	3,057 ft	2,445 ft	3,668 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (01/19, 4,003 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,668 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 KCAR is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KPQI Presque Isle International Airport	11 nm S	7,441 ft
KHUL Houlton International Airport	46 nm S	5,015 ft
KOLD Dewitt Field - Old Town Municipal Airport	118 nm S	8,400 ft
KBGR Bangor International Airport	129 nm S	11,440 ft
KBHB Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport	146 nm S	5,200 ft
KWVL Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport	157 nm SW	5,500 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KCAR

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

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