KEHO · Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport

SHELBY, NORTH CAROLINA · SMALL AIRPORT

847

Elevation ft

Runway

5,001

Longest ft · 05/23

35.26N

81.60W

Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport serves Shelby, North Carolina at 847 ft elevation with its longest runway, 05/23, at 5,001 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
05/23	5,001 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 847 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)	847 ft	2,603 ft	2,199 ft	3,299 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,047 ft	2,837 ft	2,326 ft	3,489 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,247 ft	3,071 ft	2,453 ft	3,679 ft
35°C afternoon	3,450 ft	3,111 ft	2,474 ft	3,711 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (05/23, 5,001 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,711 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 KEHO is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KFQD Rutherford County Marchman Field	19 nm NW	5,000 ft
KIPJ Lincolnton Lincoln County Regional Airport	26 nm NE	5,700 ft
KSPA Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport	27 nm SW	5,852 ft
KHKY Hickory Regional Airport	31 nm N	6,401 ft
KUZA Rock Hill - York County Airport	31 nm SE	5,500 ft
KCLT Charlotte Douglas International Airport	32 nm E	10,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KEHO

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

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