KESF · Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional Airport

ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

112

Elevation ft

Runways

5,998

Longest ft · 09/27

31.39N

92.29W

Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional Airport serves Alexandria, Louisiana at 112 ft elevation with its longest runway, 09/27, at 5,998 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
09/27	5,998 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
14/32	5,600 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 112 ft is about 15°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, 15°C)	112 ft	2,460 ft	2,122 ft	3,183 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,312 ft	2,694 ft	2,248 ft	3,373 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,512 ft	2,928 ft	2,375 ft	3,563 ft
35°C afternoon	2,539 ft	2,933 ft	2,378 ft	3,567 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (09/27, 5,998 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,567 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 KESF is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KAEX Alexandria International Airport	14 nm W	9,352 ft
KACP Allen Parish Airport	44 nm SW	5,000 ft
KIER Natchitoches Regional Airport	46 nm NW	5,003 ft
KOPL St Landry Parish Ahart Field	51 nm S	5,999 ft
KHEZ Natchez–Adams County Airport / Hardy-Anders Field	53 nm E	6,500 ft
4R7 Eunice Airport	56 nm S	5,001 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KESF

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

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