KCTZ · Sampson County Airport

CLINTON, NORTH CAROLINA · SMALL AIRPORT

148

Elevation ft

Runway

5,008

Longest ft · 06/24

34.98N

78.36W

Sampson County Airport serves Clinton, North Carolina at 148 ft elevation with its longest runway, 06/24, at 5,008 by 75 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
06/24	5,008 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 148 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)	148 ft	2,467 ft	2,126 ft	3,188 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,348 ft	2,701 ft	2,252 ft	3,378 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,548 ft	2,935 ft	2,379 ft	3,568 ft
35°C afternoon	2,584 ft	2,942 ft	2,383 ft	3,574 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (06/24, 5,008 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,574 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 KCTZ is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KDPL Duplin County Airport	19 nm E	6,003 ft
W40 Mount Olive Municipal Airport	22 nm NE	5,254 ft
KEYF Curtis L Brown Jr Field	25 nm SW	5,006 ft
KFAY Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field	25 nm W	7,709 ft
KHRJ Harnett Regional Jetport Airport	30 nm NW	5,005 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KCTZ

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

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