KDCY · Daviess County Airport

WASHINGTON, INDIANA · SMALL AIRPORT

473

Elevation ft

Runway

5,002

Longest ft · 18/36

38.70N

87.13W

Daviess County Airport serves Washington, Indiana at 473 ft elevation with its longest runway, 18/36, at 5,002 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
18/36	5,002 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 473 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)	473 ft	2,530 ft	2,160 ft	3,240 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,673 ft	2,764 ft	2,287 ft	3,430 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,873 ft	2,998 ft	2,413 ft	3,620 ft
35°C afternoon	2,987 ft	3,021 ft	2,425 ft	3,638 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (18/36, 5,002 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,638 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 KDCY is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KLWV Lawrenceville Vincennes International Airport	23 nm W	5,199 ft
KFRH French Lick Municipal Airport	26 nm SE	5,500 ft
KHNB Huntingburg Airport	28 nm S	5,501 ft
KRSV Robinson Municipal Airport	31 nm NW	5,108 ft
KBMG Monroe County Airport	36 nm NE	6,500 ft
KEVV Evansville Regional Airport	44 nm SW	8,021 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KDCY

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

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