KEGT · Wellington Municipal Airport
Wellington Municipal Airport serves Wellington, Kansas at 1,277 ft elevation with its longest runway, 18/36, at 5,201 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 5,201 × 100 ft | concrete | lit |
02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins
Standard temperature at 1,277 ft is about 12°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, 12°C) | 1,277 ft | 2,687 ft | 2,245 ft | 3,367 ft |
| Warm day (ISA +10) | 2,477 ft | 2,921 ft | 2,371 ft | 3,557 ft |
| Hot day (ISA +20) | 3,677 ft | 3,155 ft | 2,498 ft | 3,747 ft |
| 35°C afternoon | 3,983 ft | 3,215 ft | 2,530 ft | 3,795 ft |
03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more
Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KEGT is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.
| Airport | Distance | Longest runway |
|---|---|---|
| KWLD Strother Field | 19 nm SE | 5,506 ft |
| KICT Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport | 20 nm N | 10,302 ft |
| KBEC Beech Factory Airport | 24 nm N | 8,001 ft |
| KAAO Colonel James Jabara Airport | 27 nm N | 6,101 ft |
| 1K1 Lloyd Stearman Field | 30 nm NE | 5,106 ft |
04Jet A prices and FBOs at KEGT
No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KEGT, 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 KEGT or read what a fuel stop actually saves.