KCSV · Crossville Memorial Airport Whitson Field

CROSSVILLE, TENNESSEE · MEDIUM AIRPORT

1,881

Elevation ft

Runway

5,423

Longest ft · 08/26

35.95N

85.08W

Crossville Memorial Airport Whitson Field serves Crossville, Tennessee at 1,881 ft elevation with its longest runway, 08/26, at 5,423 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
08/26	5,423 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,881 ft is about 11°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, 11°C)	1,881 ft	2,805 ft	2,308 ft	3,463 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	3,081 ft	3,039 ft	2,435 ft	3,653 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,281 ft	3,273 ft	2,562 ft	3,842 ft
35°C afternoon	4,732 ft	3,361 ft	2,609 ft	3,914 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (08/26, 5,423 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,914 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 KCSV is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KRKW Rockwood Municipal Airport	19 nm E	5,000 ft
KSRB Upper Cumberland Regional Airport	23 nm W	6,704 ft
K2A0 Mark Anton Airport	29 nm S	5,001 ft
K8A3 Livingston Municipal Airport	30 nm N	5,153 ft
KSCX Scott Municipal Airport	39 nm NE	5,505 ft
KRNC Warren County Memorial Airport	40 nm W	5,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KCSV

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

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