KCKC · Grand Marais Cook County Airport

GRAND MARAIS, MINNESOTA · SMALL AIRPORT

1,799

Elevation ft

Runway

5,002

Longest ft · 10/28

47.84N

90.38W

Grand Marais Cook County Airport serves Grand Marais, Minnesota at 1,799 ft elevation with its longest runway, 10/28, at 5,002 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
10/28	5,002 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,799 ft is about 11°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, 11°C)	1,799 ft	2,789 ft	2,300 ft	3,450 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,999 ft	3,023 ft	2,426 ft	3,640 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,199 ft	3,257 ft	2,553 ft	3,829 ft
35°C afternoon	4,631 ft	3,341 ft	2,599 ft	3,898 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (10/28, 5,002 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,898 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 KCKC is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KELO Ely Municipal Airport	58 nm W	5,596 ft
KIWD Gogebic Iron County Airport	79 nm S	6,502 ft
KASX John F Kennedy Memorial Airport	80 nm S	5,197 ft
KCMX Houghton County Memorial Airport	87 nm SE	6,501 ft
KDLH Duluth International Airport	95 nm SW	10,591 ft
KDYT Sky Harbor Airport	95 nm SW	10,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KCKC

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

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