KCCY · Northeast Iowa Regional Airport

CHARLES CITY, IOWA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

1,125

Elevation ft

Runways

4,000

Longest ft · 12/30

43.07N

92.61W

Northeast Iowa Regional Airport serves Charles City, Iowa at 1,125 ft elevation with its longest runway, 12/30, at 4,000 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
12/30	4,000 × 75 ft	concrete	lit
04/22	2,536 × 160 ft	turf	unlit
17/35	1,780 × 170 ft	turf	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,125 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)	1,125 ft	2,657 ft	2,229 ft	3,343 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,325 ft	2,891 ft	2,355 ft	3,533 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,525 ft	3,126 ft	2,482 ft	3,723 ft
35°C afternoon	3,795 ft	3,178 ft	2,510 ft	3,766 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (12/30, 4,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,766 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 KCCY is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMCW Mason City Municipal Airport	32 nm W	6,501 ft
KALO Waterloo Regional Airport	32 nm S	8,399 ft
KFXY Forest City Municipal Airport	45 nm W	5,796 ft
KIIB Independence Municipal Airport	47 nm SE	5,500 ft
KAEL Albert Lea Municipal Airport	49 nm NW	5,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KCCY

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

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