KDDC · Dodge City Regional Airport

DODGE CITY, KANSAS · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

2,594

Elevation ft

Runways

6,899

Longest ft · 14/32

37.76N

99.97W

Dodge City Regional Airport serves Dodge City, Kansas at 2,594 ft elevation with its longest runway, 14/32, at 6,899 by 100 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
14/32	6,899 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
02/20	4,649 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 2,594 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)	2,594 ft	2,944 ft	2,384 ft	3,576 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	3,794 ft	3,178 ft	2,510 ft	3,765 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,994 ft	3,412 ft	2,637 ft	3,955 ft
35°C afternoon	5,617 ft	3,534 ft	2,703 ft	4,054 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (14/32, 6,899 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,054 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 KDDC is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KGCK Garden City Regional Airport	37 nm W	7,299 ft
KPTT Pratt Regional Airport	58 nm E	5,500 ft
KTQK Scott City Municipal Airport	61 nm NW	5,002 ft
KGBD Great Bend Municipal Airport	63 nm NE	7,852 ft
KLBL Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport	64 nm SW	7,105 ft
KULS Ulysses Airport	68 nm W	6,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KDDC

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

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