KCYW · Clay Center Municipal Airport

CLAY CENTER, KANSAS · SMALL AIRPORT

1,208

Elevation ft

Runway

4,197

Longest ft · 17/35

39.39N

97.16W

Clay Center Municipal Airport serves Clay Center, Kansas at 1,208 ft elevation with its longest runway, 17/35, at 4,197 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
17/35	4,197 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,208 ft is about 13°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, 13°C)	1,208 ft	2,674 ft	2,237 ft	3,356 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,408 ft	2,908 ft	2,364 ft	3,546 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,608 ft	3,142 ft	2,491 ft	3,736 ft
35°C afternoon	3,898 ft	3,198 ft	2,521 ft	3,782 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (17/35, 4,197 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,782 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 KCYW is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMHK Manhattan Regional Airport	27 nm SE	7,400 ft
KSLN Salina Municipal Airport	43 nm SW	12,301 ft
KBIE Beatrice Municipal Airport	58 nm N	5,602 ft
KMPR Mc Pherson Airport	67 nm S	5,503 ft
KTOP Philip Billard Municipal Airport	74 nm E	5,099 ft
KFOE Topeka Regional Airport	74 nm E	12,803 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KCYW

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

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