KCPF · Wendell H Ford Airport

CHAVIES, KENTUCKY · SMALL AIRPORT

1,256

Elevation ft

Runways

5,499

Longest ft · 14/32

37.38N

83.26W

Wendell H Ford Airport serves Chavies, Kentucky at 1,256 ft elevation with its longest runway, 14/32, at 5,499 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
14/32	5,499 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
06/24	3,246 × 60 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,256 ft is about 12°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, 12°C)	1,256 ft	2,683 ft	2,243 ft	3,364 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,456 ft	2,917 ft	2,369 ft	3,554 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,656 ft	3,151 ft	2,496 ft	3,744 ft
35°C afternoon	3,957 ft	3,210 ft	2,527 ft	3,791 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (14/32, 5,499 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,791 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 KCPF is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KPBX Pike County Airport Hatcher Field	35 nm E	5,356 ft
KSJS Big Sandy Regional Airport	37 nm NE	5,051 ft
KLNP Lonesome Pine Airport	42 nm SE	5,131 ft
KLOZ London-Corbin Airport/Magee Field	43 nm SW	5,750 ft
K0VG Lee County Airport	44 nm S	5,003 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KCPF

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

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