KCKB · North Central West Virginia Airport

BRIDGEPORT, WEST VIRGINIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

1,217

Elevation ft

Runway

7,800

Longest ft · 03/21

39.30N

80.23W

North Central West Virginia Airport serves Bridgeport, West Virginia at 1,217 ft elevation with its longest runway, 03/21, at 7,800 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
03/21	7,800 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,217 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)	1,217 ft	2,675 ft	2,238 ft	3,358 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,417 ft	2,909 ft	2,365 ft	3,547 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,617 ft	3,143 ft	2,492 ft	3,737 ft
35°C afternoon	3,909 ft	3,200 ft	2,522 ft	3,784 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (03/21, 7,800 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,784 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 KCKB is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMGW Morgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field	25 nm NE	5,199 ft
K2G4 Garrett County Airport	45 nm NE	5,000 ft
KAFJ Washington County Airport	51 nm N	5,004 ft
W99 Grant County Airport	54 nm E	5,000 ft
KHLG Wheeling Ohio County Airport	56 nm N	5,002 ft
KPKB Mid Ohio Valley Regional Airport	56 nm W	7,240 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KCKB

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

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