KCBE · Greater Cumberland Regional Airport

WILEY FORD, WEST VIRGINIA · SMALL AIRPORT

775

Elevation ft

Runways

5,047

Longest ft · 05/23

39.62N

78.76W

Greater Cumberland Regional Airport serves Wiley Ford, West Virginia at 775 ft elevation with its longest runway, 05/23, at 5,047 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	5,047 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
11/29	3,000 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 775 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)	775 ft	2,589 ft	2,192 ft	3,288 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,975 ft	2,823 ft	2,318 ft	3,478 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,175 ft	3,057 ft	2,445 ft	3,667 ft
35°C afternoon	3,361 ft	3,094 ft	2,465 ft	3,697 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (05/23, 5,047 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,697 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 KCBE is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
K2G4 Garrett County Airport	27 nm W	5,000 ft
K2G9 Somerset County Airport	28 nm NW	5,002 ft
KHMZ Bedford County Airport	30 nm N	5,006 ft
KMRB Eastern WV Regional Airport/Shepherd Field	38 nm E	8,815 ft
KOKV Winchester Regional Airport	40 nm SE	5,498 ft
W99 Grant County Airport	41 nm SW	5,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KCBE

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

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