KCLM · William R Fairchild International Airport

PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON · MEDIUM AIRPORT

291

Elevation ft

Runways

6,347

Longest ft · 09/27

48.12N

123.50W

William R Fairchild International Airport serves Port Angeles, Washington at 291 ft elevation with its longest runway, 09/27, at 6,347 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
09/27	6,347 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
13/31	3,255 × 50 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 291 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)	291 ft	2,495 ft	2,141 ft	3,211 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,491 ft	2,729 ft	2,267 ft	3,401 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,691 ft	2,963 ft	2,394 ft	3,591 ft
35°C afternoon	2,761 ft	2,977 ft	2,401 ft	3,602 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (09/27, 6,347 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,602 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 KCLM is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KBVS Skagit Regional Airport	48 nm NE	5,480 ft
KPWT Bremerton National Airport	48 nm SE	6,000 ft
KPAE Seattle Paine Field International Airport	51 nm E	9,010 ft
KAWO Arlington Municipal Airport	54 nm E	5,332 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KCLM

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

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