KCKM · Fletcher Field

CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI · SMALL AIRPORT

173

Elevation ft

Runway

5,404

Longest ft · 18/36

34.30N

90.51W

Fletcher Field serves Clarksdale, Mississippi at 173 ft elevation with its longest runway, 18/36, at 5,404 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
18/36	5,404 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 173 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.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)	173 ft	2,472 ft	2,128 ft	3,192 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,373 ft	2,706 ft	2,255 ft	3,382 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,573 ft	2,940 ft	2,381 ft	3,572 ft
35°C afternoon	2,615 ft	2,948 ft	2,386 ft	3,579 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (18/36, 5,404 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,579 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 KCKM is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KHEE Thompson-Robbins Airport	19 nm NW	5,001 ft
KUTA Tunica Municipal Airport	25 nm N	8,500 ft
KPMU Panola County Airport	31 nm E	5,001 ft
KRNV Cleveland Municipal Airport	35 nm S	5,005 ft
KGNF Grenada Municipal Airport	45 nm SE	7,000 ft
KUOX University Oxford Airport	49 nm E	5,600 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KCKM

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

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