KEYW · Key West International Airport

KEY WEST, FLORIDA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

Elevation ft

Runway

5,076

Longest ft · 09/27

24.56N

81.76W

Key West International Airport serves Key West, Florida at 3 ft elevation with its longest runway, 09/27, at 5,076 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
09/27	5,076 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 3 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)	3 ft	2,439 ft	2,110 ft	3,165 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,203 ft	2,673 ft	2,237 ft	3,355 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,403 ft	2,907 ft	2,364 ft	3,545 ft
35°C afternoon	2,404 ft	2,907 ft	2,364 ft	3,545 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (09/27, 5,076 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,545 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 KEYW is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMTH Florida Keys Marathon International Airport	40 nm E	5,008 ft
KMKY Marco Island Executive Airport	87 nm N	5,000 ft
KTNT Dade Collier Training and Transition Airport	91 nm NE	10,499 ft
KAPF Naples Municipal Airport	96 nm N	6,600 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KEYW

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

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