KFTK · Godman Army Air Field

FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY · MEDIUM AIRPORT

756

Elevation ft

Runways

5,184

Longest ft · 18/36

37.91N

85.97W

Godman Army Air Field serves Fort Knox, Kentucky at 756 ft elevation with its longest runway, 18/36, at 5,184 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.

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
18/36	5,184 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
15/33	4,853 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit
05/23	1,900 × 90 ft	asphalt	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 756 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)	756 ft	2,585 ft	2,190 ft	3,285 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,956 ft	2,819 ft	2,316 ft	3,475 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,156 ft	3,054 ft	2,443 ft	3,664 ft
35°C afternoon	3,337 ft	3,089 ft	2,462 ft	3,693 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (18/36, 5,184 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,693 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: KFTK is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KEKX Addington Field / Elizabethtown Regional Airport	13 nm S	6,001 ft
KSDF Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport	19 nm NE	11,887 ft
KBRY Samuels Field	23 nm E	5,003 ft
KJVY Clark Regional Airport	30 nm N	7,000 ft
K6I2 Lebanon Springfield Airport - George Hoerter Field	38 nm SE	5,001 ft

04Fuel and services at KFTK

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KFTK. 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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