KCIU · Chippewa County International Airport
Chippewa County International Airport serves Kincheloe, Michigan at 800 ft elevation with its longest runway, 16/34, at 7,203 by 150 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 7,203 × 150 ft | concrete | lit |
| 09/27 | 5,000 × 75 ft | asphalt | lit |
02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins
Standard temperature at 800 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) | 800 ft | 2,594 ft | 2,194 ft | 3,292 ft |
| Warm day (ISA +10) | 2,000 ft | 2,828 ft | 2,321 ft | 3,482 ft |
| Hot day (ISA +20) | 3,200 ft | 3,062 ft | 2,448 ft | 3,671 ft |
| 35°C afternoon | 3,392 ft | 3,100 ft | 2,468 ft | 3,702 ft |
03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more
Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KCIU is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.
| Airport | Distance | Longest runway |
|---|---|---|
| KANJ Sault Ste Marie Municipal Airport Sanderson Field | 15 nm N | 5,234 ft |
| KPLN Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport | 43 nm S | 6,513 ft |
| KBFA Boyne Mountain Airport | 67 nm S | 5,187 ft |
| KISQ Schoolcraft County Airport | 73 nm W | 5,001 ft |
| KGLR Gaylord Regional Airport | 74 nm S | 6,579 ft |
| KAPN Alpena County Regional Airport | 79 nm SE | 9,001 ft |
04Jet A prices and FBOs at KCIU
No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KCIU, 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 KCIU or read what a fuel stop actually saves.