KCUB · Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA · MEDIUM AIRPORT
193
Elevation ft
1
Runway
5,011
Longest ft · 13/31
33.97N
81.00W

Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport serves Columbia, South Carolina at 193 ft elevation with its longest runway, 13/31, at 5,011 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

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLighting
13/315,011 × 75 ftasphaltlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 193 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.

ConditionsDensity altitudeTakeoff est.Landing est.Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)193 ft2,476 ft2,130 ft3,196 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)1,393 ft2,710 ft2,257 ft3,385 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)2,593 ft2,944 ft2,384 ft3,575 ft
35°C afternoon2,639 ft2,953 ft2,388 ft3,583 ft
Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (13/31, 5,011 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,583 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 KCUB is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

AirportDistanceLongest runway
KCAE
Columbia Metropolitan Airport
7 nm W8,601 ft
KFDW
Fairfield County Airport
21 nm N5,243 ft
KCDN
Woodward Field
28 nm NE5,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KCUB

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

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