KCDR · Chadron Municipal Airport

CHADRON, NEBRASKA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

3,297

Elevation ft

Runways

5,998

Longest ft · 03/21

42.84N

103.09W

Chadron Municipal Airport serves Chadron, Nebraska at 3,297 ft elevation with its longest runway, 03/21, at 5,998 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
03/21	5,998 × 100 ft	concrete	lit
12/30	4,400 × 75 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 3,297 ft is about 8°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, 8°C)	3,297 ft	3,081 ft	2,458 ft	3,687 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	4,497 ft	3,315 ft	2,584 ft	3,877 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	5,697 ft	3,549 ft	2,711 ft	4,067 ft
35°C afternoon	6,488 ft	3,703 ft	2,794 ft	4,192 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (03/21, 5,998 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,192 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 KCDR is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KIEN Pine Ridge Airport	28 nm NE	5,000 ft
KGRN Gordon Municipal Airport	41 nm E	5,196 ft
KAIA Alliance Municipal Airport	49 nm S	9,203 ft
KLSK Lusk Municipal Airport	58 nm W	5,058 ft
KCUT Custer County Airport	58 nm NW	5,500 ft
KBFF Western Neb. Rgnl/William B. Heilig Airport	62 nm S	8,279 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KCDR

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

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