KCIR · Cairo Regional Airport

CAIRO, ILLINOIS · SMALL AIRPORT

321

Elevation ft

Runways

4,001

Longest ft · 14/32

37.06N

89.22W

Cairo Regional Airport serves Cairo, Illinois at 321 ft elevation with its longest runway, 14/32, at 4,001 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
14/32	4,001 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
02/20	3,200 × 60 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 321 ft is about 14°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, 14°C)	321 ft	2,501 ft	2,144 ft	3,216 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,521 ft	2,735 ft	2,270 ft	3,406 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,721 ft	2,969 ft	2,397 ft	3,596 ft
35°C afternoon	2,798 ft	2,984 ft	2,405 ft	3,608 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (14/32, 4,001 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,608 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 KCIR is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KSIK Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport	19 nm SW	5,502 ft
KCGI Cape Girardeau Regional Airport	19 nm NW	6,500 ft
KPAH Barkley Regional Airport	21 nm E	6,499 ft
KDXE Dexter Municipal Airport	39 nm SW	5,000 ft
KMWA Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois	42 nm N	8,012 ft
KUCY Everett-Stewart Regional Airport	43 nm S	6,503 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KCIR

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

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