KEKN · Elkins-Randolph County Regional Airport

ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

1,987

Elevation ft

Runways

4,544

Longest ft · 14/32

38.89N

79.86W

Elkins-Randolph County Regional Airport serves Elkins, West Virginia at 1,987 ft elevation with its longest runway, 14/32, at 4,544 by 140 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	4,544 × 140 ft	asphalt	unlit
05/23	4,501 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,987 ft is about 11°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, 11°C)	1,987 ft	2,826 ft	2,320 ft	3,479 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	3,187 ft	3,060 ft	2,446 ft	3,669 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,387 ft	3,294 ft	2,573 ft	3,859 ft
35°C afternoon	4,864 ft	3,387 ft	2,623 ft	3,935 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (14/32, 4,544 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,935 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 KEKN is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KCKB North Central West Virginia Airport	30 nm NW	7,800 ft
W99 Grant County Airport	34 nm E	5,000 ft
KMGW Morgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field	45 nm N	5,199 ft
K2G4 Garrett County Airport	48 nm NE	5,000 ft
KHSP Ingalls Field	56 nm S	5,600 ft
KSHD Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport	59 nm SE	6,002 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KEKN

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

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