KCRE · Grand Strand Airport

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

Elevation ft

Runway

5,997

Longest ft · 05/23

33.81N

78.72W

Grand Strand Airport serves North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina at 32 ft elevation with its longest runway, 05/23, at 5,997 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
05/23	5,997 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 32 ft is about 15°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, 15°C)	32 ft	2,444 ft	2,113 ft	3,170 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,232 ft	2,678 ft	2,240 ft	3,360 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,432 ft	2,912 ft	2,367 ft	3,550 ft
35°C afternoon	2,440 ft	2,914 ft	2,367 ft	3,551 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (05/23, 5,997 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,551 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 KCRE is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMYR Myrtle Beach International Airport	13 nm SW	9,503 ft
KCPC Columbus County Municipal Airport	28 nm N	5,500 ft
KSUT Cape Fear Regional Jetport / Howie Franklin Field Airport	33 nm E	5,505 ft
KGGE Georgetown County Airport	42 nm SW	6,005 ft
KEYF Curtis L Brown Jr Field	48 nm N	5,006 ft
KILM Wilmington International Airport	49 nm NE	8,016 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KCRE

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

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