KCZD · Cozad Municipal Airport

COZAD, NEBRASKA · SMALL AIRPORT

2,503

Elevation ft

Runways

5,000

Longest ft · 13/31

40.87N

100.00W

Cozad Municipal Airport serves Cozad, Nebraska at 2,503 ft elevation with its longest runway, 13/31, at 5,000 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
13/31	5,000 × 75 ft	concrete	lit
18/36	3,000 × 300 ft	graded earth	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 2,503 ft is about 10°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, 10°C)	2,503 ft	2,926 ft	2,374 ft	3,561 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	3,703 ft	3,160 ft	2,501 ft	3,751 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,903 ft	3,394 ft	2,627 ft	3,941 ft
35°C afternoon	5,504 ft	3,512 ft	2,691 ft	4,036 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (13/31, 5,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,036 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 KCZD is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KLXN Jim Kelly Field	11 nm SE	5,489 ft
KLBF North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field	34 nm NW	8,001 ft
KEAR Kearney Regional Airport	46 nm E	7,094 ft
KMCK McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport	48 nm SW	6,450 ft
KHSI Hastings Municipal Airport	73 nm E	6,451 ft
KPHG Phillipsburg Municipal Airport	75 nm SE	5,101 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KCZD

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

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