KFFO · Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

DAYTON, OHIO · MEDIUM AIRPORT

823

Elevation ft

Runways

12,600

Longest ft · 05L/23R

39.83N

84.05W

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base serves Dayton, Ohio at 823 ft elevation with its longest runway, 05L/23R, at 12,600 by 300 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.

Military airfield. This is a military airfield in the FAA file. It is listed here for reference and for emergency planning. Civil use needs prior permission, there is no FBO, and no Jet A you can buy. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
05L/23R	12,600 × 300 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit
05R/23L	7,000 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 823 ft is about 13°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, 13°C)	823 ft	2,599 ft	2,197 ft	3,295 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,023 ft	2,833 ft	2,323 ft	3,485 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,223 ft	3,067 ft	2,450 ft	3,675 ft
35°C afternoon	3,421 ft	3,105 ft	2,471 ft	3,706 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (05L/23R, 12,600 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,706 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

Listed for reference only: KFFO is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KGDK Greene County/Lewis A. Jackson Regional Airport	9 nm S	5,004 ft
KDAY James M. Cox Dayton International Airport	9 nm NW	10,901 ft
KSGH Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport	10 nm E	9,010 ft
KMGY Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport	16 nm SW	5,000 ft
KMWO Middletown Regional Airport	24 nm SW	6,100 ft
KSCA Sidney Municipal Airport	25 nm N	5,013 ft

04Fuel and services at KFFO

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KFFO. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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