KCNP · Billy G Ray Field

CHAPPELL, NEBRASKA · SMALL AIRPORT

3,682

Elevation ft

Runway

4,000

Longest ft · 12/30

41.08N

102.46W

Billy G Ray Field serves Chappell, Nebraska at 3,682 ft elevation with its longest runway, 12/30, at 4,000 by 55 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
12/30	4,000 × 55 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 3,682 ft is about 8°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, 8°C)	3,682 ft	3,156 ft	2,498 ft	3,748 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	4,882 ft	3,390 ft	2,625 ft	3,938 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	6,082 ft	3,624 ft	2,752 ft	4,127 ft
35°C afternoon	6,966 ft	3,797 ft	2,845 ft	4,267 ft

Planning aid only. On a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (12/30, 4,000 ft) is within 20 percent of the 1.5x landing figure for a Meridian-class turboprop (4,267 ft). Plan hot-day departures for the morning and check the POH. 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 KCNP is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KSNY Sidney Municipal Airport Lloyd W Carr Field	24 nm W	6,600 ft
KOGA Ogallala Municipal Airport Searle Field	32 nm E	5,102 ft
KHEQ Holyoke Airport	32 nm S	5,000 ft
KSTK Sterling Municipal Airport	46 nm SW	5,201 ft
KIML Imperial Municipal Airport	51 nm SE	5,022 ft
KIBM Kimball Municipal Robert E Arraj Field	55 nm W	6,199 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KCNP

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

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