KCGC · Crystal River Airport

CRYSTAL RIVER, FLORIDA · SMALL AIRPORT

Elevation ft

Runways

4,557

Longest ft · 09/27

28.87N

82.57W

Crystal River Airport serves Crystal River, Florida at 9 ft elevation with its longest runway, 09/27, at 4,557 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
09/27	4,557 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit
18/36	2,666 × 100 ft	turf	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 9 ft is about 15°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, 15°C)	9 ft	2,440 ft	2,111 ft	3,166 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,209 ft	2,674 ft	2,238 ft	3,356 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,409 ft	2,908 ft	2,364 ft	3,546 ft
35°C afternoon	2,411 ft	2,908 ft	2,364 ft	3,547 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (09/27, 4,557 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,547 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 KCGC is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KINF Inverness Airport	14 nm E	5,000 ft
X35 Dunnellon Marion Co & Park of Commerce Airport	16 nm NE	5,000 ft
KBKV Brooksville–Tampa Bay Regional Airport	25 nm S	7,001 ft
KOCF Ocala International Airport - Jim Taylor Field	26 nm NE	7,467 ft
KX60 Williston Municipal Airport	30 nm N	6,669 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KCGC

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

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