KFLV · Sherman Army Air Field

FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS · SMALL AIRPORT

772

Elevation ft

Runway

5,318

Longest ft · 16/34

39.37N

94.91W

Sherman Army Air Field serves Fort Leavenworth, Kansas at 772 ft elevation with its longest runway, 16/34, at 5,318 by 102 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 marked joint use. 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
16/34	5,318 × 102 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 772 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)	772 ft	2,589 ft	2,191 ft	3,287 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,972 ft	2,823 ft	2,318 ft	3,477 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,172 ft	3,057 ft	2,445 ft	3,667 ft
35°C afternoon	3,357 ft	3,093 ft	2,464 ft	3,696 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (16/34, 5,318 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,696 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: KFLV is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMCI Kansas City International Airport	10 nm SE	10,801 ft
KMKC Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport	21 nm SE	6,827 ft
KSTJ Rosecrans Memorial Airport	24 nm N	8,061 ft
KLWC Lawrence Municipal Airport	26 nm SW	5,701 ft
KGPH Midwest National Air Center Airport	28 nm E	5,502 ft
KIXD New Century AirCenter Airport	32 nm S	7,339 ft

04Fuel and services at KFLV

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KFLV. 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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