KFDK · Frederick Municipal Airport

FREDERICK, MARYLAND · SMALL AIRPORT

303

Elevation ft

Runways

5,819

Longest ft · 05/23

39.42N

77.37W

Frederick Municipal Airport serves Frederick, Maryland at 303 ft elevation with its longest runway, 05/23, at 5,819 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
05/23	5,819 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
12/30	3,599 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 303 ft is about 14°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, 14°C)	303 ft	2,497 ft	2,142 ft	3,213 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,503 ft	2,731 ft	2,269 ft	3,403 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,703 ft	2,965 ft	2,395 ft	3,593 ft
35°C afternoon	2,776 ft	2,979 ft	2,403 ft	3,604 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (05/23, 5,819 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,604 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 KFDK is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KDMW Carroll County Regional Jack B Poage Field	20 nm NE	5,100 ft
KJYO Leesburg Executive Airport	22 nm SW	5,500 ft
KHGR Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field	24 nm NW	7,000 ft
KMRB Eastern WV Regional Airport/Shepherd Field	28 nm W	8,815 ft
KIAD Washington Dulles International Airport	29 nm S	11,500 ft
2VG2 Upperville Airport	35 nm SW	5,100 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KFDK

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

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