KCBK · Shalz Field

COLBY, KANSAS · SMALL AIRPORT

3,187

Elevation ft

Runways

5,110

Longest ft · 17/35

39.43N

101.05W

Shalz Field serves Colby, Kansas at 3,187 ft elevation with its longest runway, 17/35, at 5,110 by 75 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
17/35	5,110 × 75 ft	concrete	lit
12/30	2,660 × 90 ft	turf	unlit
04/22	2,600 × 80 ft	turf	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 3,187 ft is about 9°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, 9°C)	3,187 ft	3,060 ft	2,446 ft	3,669 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	4,387 ft	3,294 ft	2,573 ft	3,859 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	5,587 ft	3,528 ft	2,699 ft	4,049 ft
35°C afternoon	6,352 ft	3,677 ft	2,780 ft	4,170 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (17/35, 5,110 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,170 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 KCBK is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KOEL Oakley Municipal Airport	22 nm SE	5,000 ft
KADT Atwood-Rawlins City-County Airport	25 nm N	5,000 ft
KGLD Goodland Municipal Airport	30 nm W	5,499 ft
KSYF Cheyenne County Municipal Airport	40 nm NW	5,200 ft
KMCK McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport	51 nm NE	6,450 ft
KHLC Hill City Municipal Airport	56 nm E	5,001 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KCBK

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

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