KCXY · Capital City Airport

HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA · SMALL AIRPORT

347

Elevation ft

Runways

5,000

Longest ft · 08/26

40.22N

76.85W

Capital City Airport serves Harrisburg, Pennsylvania at 347 ft elevation with its longest runway, 08/26, at 5,000 by 150 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	5,000 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
12/30	3,778 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 347 ft is about 14°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, 14°C)	347 ft	2,506 ft	2,147 ft	3,220 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,547 ft	2,740 ft	2,273 ft	3,410 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,747 ft	2,974 ft	2,400 ft	3,600 ft
35°C afternoon	2,830 ft	2,990 ft	2,409 ft	3,613 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (08/26, 5,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,613 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 KCXY is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMDT Harrisburg International Airport	4 nm E	10,001 ft
KTHV York Airport	18 nm S	5,188 ft
KLNS Lancaster Airport	26 nm E	6,933 ft
KZER Schuylkill County Joe Zerbey Airport	37 nm NE	5,101 ft
KDMW Carroll County Regional Jack B Poage Field	37 nm S	5,100 ft
KRDG Reading Regional Airport (Carl A Spaatz Field)	42 nm E	6,350 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KCXY

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

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