KGED · Delaware Coastal Airport

GEORGETOWN, DELAWARE · SMALL AIRPORT
53
Elevation ft
2
Runways
5,500
Longest ft · 04/22
38.69N
75.36W

Delaware Coastal Airport serves Georgetown, Delaware at 53 ft elevation with its longest runway, 04/22, at 5,500 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

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLighting
04/225,500 × 150 ftasphaltlit
10/283,109 × 75 ftasphaltlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 53 ft is about 15°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.

ConditionsDensity altitudeTakeoff est.Landing est.Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)53 ft2,448 ft2,116 ft3,173 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)1,253 ft2,682 ft2,242 ft3,363 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)2,453 ft2,916 ft2,369 ft3,553 ft
35°C afternoon2,466 ft2,919 ft2,370 ft3,555 ft
Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (04/22, 5,500 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,555 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 KGED is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

AirportDistanceLongest runway
KSBY
Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport
22 nm S6,400 ft
KWWD
Cape May County Airport
28 nm NE5,252 ft
KESN
Easton Airport / Newnam Field
34 nm W5,500 ft
KMIV
Millville Municipal Airport
43 nm N6,003 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KGED

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

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