KFAY · Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field

FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE
189
Elevation ft
2
Runways
7,709
Longest ft · 04/22
34.99N
78.88W

Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field serves Fayetteville, North Carolina at 189 ft elevation with its longest runway, 04/22, at 7,709 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

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLighting
04/227,709 × 150 ftasphaltlit
10/284,801 × 150 ftasphaltlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 189 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.

ConditionsDensity altitudeTakeoff est.Landing est.Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)189 ft2,475 ft2,130 ft3,195 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)1,389 ft2,709 ft2,257 ft3,385 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)2,589 ft2,943 ft2,383 ft3,575 ft
35°C afternoon2,634 ft2,952 ft2,388 ft3,582 ft
Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (04/22, 7,709 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,582 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 KFAY is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

AirportDistanceLongest runway
KHRJ
Harnett Regional Jetport Airport
24 nm N5,005 ft
KLBT
Lumberton Regional Airport
24 nm S5,505 ft
KCTZ
Sampson County Airport
25 nm E5,008 ft
KMEB
Laurinburg Maxton Airport
27 nm SW6,503 ft
KEYF
Curtis L Brown Jr Field
28 nm SE5,006 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KFAY

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

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