KFSM · Fort Smith Regional Airport

FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

469

Elevation ft

Runway

8,000

Longest ft · 07/25

35.34N

94.37W

Fort Smith Regional Airport serves Fort Smith, Arkansas at 469 ft elevation with its longest runway, 07/25, at 8,000 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

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
07/25	8,000 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 469 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)	469 ft	2,529 ft	2,159 ft	3,239 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,669 ft	2,764 ft	2,286 ft	3,429 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,869 ft	2,998 ft	2,413 ft	3,619 ft
35°C afternoon	2,982 ft	3,020 ft	2,425 ft	3,637 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (07/25, 8,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,637 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 KFSM is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KFYV Drake Field	41 nm N	6,005 ft
KTQH Tahlequah Municipal Airport	47 nm NW	5,001 ft
KMEZ Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport	48 nm S	5,485 ft
KASG Springdale Municipal Airport	52 nm N	5,302 ft
KMKO Muskogee-Davis Regional Airport	52 nm W	7,202 ft
KXNA Northwest Arkansas National Airport	57 nm N	8,801 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KFSM

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

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