KEYF · Curtis L Brown Jr Field

ELIZABETHTOWN, NORTH CAROLINA · SMALL AIRPORT

131

Elevation ft

Runway

5,006

Longest ft · 15/33

34.60N

78.58W

Curtis L Brown Jr Field serves Elizabethtown, North Carolina at 131 ft elevation with its longest runway, 15/33, at 5,006 by 75 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
15/33	5,006 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 131 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)	131 ft	2,464 ft	2,124 ft	3,186 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,331 ft	2,698 ft	2,250 ft	3,376 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,531 ft	2,932 ft	2,377 ft	3,566 ft
35°C afternoon	2,562 ft	2,938 ft	2,380 ft	3,570 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (15/33, 5,006 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,570 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 KEYF is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KCPC Columbus County Municipal Airport	21 nm S	5,500 ft
KLBT Lumberton Regional Airport	24 nm W	5,505 ft
KCTZ Sampson County Airport	25 nm NE	5,008 ft
KFAY Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field	28 nm NW	7,709 ft
KDPL Duplin County Airport	38 nm NE	6,003 ft
KILM Wilmington International Airport	39 nm SE	8,016 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KEYF

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

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