KCGE · Cambridge Dorchester Airport

CAMBRIDGE, MARYLAND · SMALL AIRPORT
20
Elevation ft
1
Runway
4,477
Longest ft · 16/34
38.54N
76.03W

Cambridge Dorchester Airport serves Cambridge, Maryland at 20 ft elevation with its longest runway, 16/34, at 4,477 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

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLighting
16/344,477 × 75 ftasphaltlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 20 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.

ConditionsDensity altitudeTakeoff est.Landing est.Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)20 ft2,442 ft2,112 ft3,168 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)1,220 ft2,676 ft2,239 ft3,358 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)2,420 ft2,910 ft2,365 ft3,548 ft
35°C afternoon2,425 ft2,911 ft2,366 ft3,549 ft
Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (16/34, 4,477 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,549 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 KCGE is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

AirportDistanceLongest runway
KESN
Easton Airport / Newnam Field
16 nm N5,500 ft
KSBY
Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport
27 nm SE6,400 ft
KGED
Delaware Coastal Airport
33 nm E5,500 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KCGE

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

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