KFQD · Rutherford County Marchman Field

RUTHERFORDTON, NORTH CAROLINA · SMALL AIRPORT

1,077

Elevation ft

Runway

5,000

Longest ft · 01/19

35.43N

81.94W

Rutherford County Marchman Field serves Rutherfordton, North Carolina at 1,077 ft elevation with its longest runway, 01/19, at 5,000 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
01/19	5,000 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,077 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)	1,077 ft	2,648 ft	2,224 ft	3,335 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,277 ft	2,882 ft	2,350 ft	3,525 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,477 ft	3,116 ft	2,477 ft	3,715 ft
35°C afternoon	3,735 ft	3,166 ft	2,504 ft	3,756 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (01/19, 5,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,756 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 KFQD is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KEHO Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport	19 nm SE	5,001 ft
KMRN Foothills Regional Airport	28 nm NE	5,500 ft
KAVL Asheville Regional Airport	30 nm W	8,002 ft
KSPA Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport	31 nm S	5,852 ft
KHKY Hickory Regional Airport	33 nm NE	6,401 ft
KGSP Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport	35 nm SW	11,001 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KFQD

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

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