KCOU · Columbia Regional Airport

COLUMBIA, MISSOURI · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

889

Elevation ft

Runways

7,401

Longest ft · 02/20

38.82N

92.22W

Columbia Regional Airport serves Columbia, Missouri at 889 ft elevation with its longest runway, 02/20, at 7,401 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
02/20	7,401 × 150 ft	concrete	lit
13/31	5,500 × 100 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 889 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)	889 ft	2,611 ft	2,204 ft	3,306 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,089 ft	2,845 ft	2,330 ft	3,496 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,289 ft	3,079 ft	2,457 ft	3,685 ft
35°C afternoon	3,502 ft	3,121 ft	2,479 ft	3,719 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (02/20, 7,401 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,719 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 KCOU is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KJEF Jefferson City Memorial Airport	14 nm S	6,000 ft
KMYJ Mexico Memorial Airport	28 nm NE	5,501 ft
KMBY Omar N Bradley Airport	40 nm N	5,000 ft
KDMO Sedalia Memorial Airport	45 nm W	5,500 ft
KAIZ Lee C Fine Memorial Airport	46 nm S	6,497 ft
KVIH Rolla National Airport	47 nm SE	5,501 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KCOU

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

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