KCNC · Chariton Municipal Airport

CHARITON, IOWA · SMALL AIRPORT

1,050

Elevation ft

Runways

4,000

Longest ft · 10/28

41.02N

93.36W

Chariton Municipal Airport serves Chariton, Iowa at 1,050 ft elevation with its longest runway, 10/28, at 4,000 by 75 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	4,000 × 75 ft	concrete	lit
17/35	2,800 × 75 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,050 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)	1,050 ft	2,643 ft	2,221 ft	3,331 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,250 ft	2,877 ft	2,347 ft	3,521 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,450 ft	3,111 ft	2,474 ft	3,711 ft
35°C afternoon	3,702 ft	3,160 ft	2,501 ft	3,751 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (10/28, 4,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,751 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 KCNC is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KPEA Pella Municipal Airport	30 nm NE	5,402 ft
KDSM Des Moines International Airport	34 nm NW	9,004 ft
KIKV Ankeny Regional Airport	41 nm N	5,500 ft
KOTM Ottumwa Regional Airport	42 nm E	6,001 ft
KTNU Newton Municipal Airport	42 nm N	5,600 ft
KGGI Grinnell Regional Airport	50 nm NE	5,200 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KCNC

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

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