KEAU · Chippewa Valley Regional Airport

EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

913

Elevation ft

Runways

8,101

Longest ft · 04/22

44.87N

91.48W

Chippewa Valley Regional Airport serves Eau Claire, Wisconsin at 913 ft elevation with its longest runway, 04/22, at 8,101 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
04/22	8,101 × 150 ft	concrete	lit
14/32	5,000 × 100 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 913 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)	913 ft	2,616 ft	2,206 ft	3,309 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,113 ft	2,850 ft	2,333 ft	3,499 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,313 ft	3,084 ft	2,460 ft	3,689 ft
35°C afternoon	3,532 ft	3,127 ft	2,483 ft	3,724 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (04/22, 8,101 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,724 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 KEAU is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KLUM Menomonie Municipal Score Field	16 nm W	5,074 ft
KRPD Rice Lake Regional Airport - Carl's Field	36 nm N	6,700 ft
KRGK Red Wing Regional Airport	46 nm W	5,010 ft
KRNH New Richmond Regional Airport	48 nm W	5,507 ft
KONA Winona Municipal Airport Max Conrad Field	48 nm S	5,679 ft
KMDZ Taylor County Airport	52 nm E	6,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KEAU

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

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