KGIF · Winter Haven Regional Airport - Gilbert Field

WINTER HAVEN, FLORIDA · SMALL AIRPORT

145

Elevation ft

Runways

5,005

Longest ft · 05/23

28.06N

81.75W

Winter Haven Regional Airport - Gilbert Field serves Winter Haven, Florida at 145 ft elevation with its longest runway, 05/23, at 5,005 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
05/23	5,005 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
11/29	4,001 × 60 ft	asphalt	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 145 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.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)	145 ft	2,466 ft	2,125 ft	3,188 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,345 ft	2,700 ft	2,252 ft	3,378 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,545 ft	2,934 ft	2,378 ft	3,568 ft
35°C afternoon	2,580 ft	2,941 ft	2,382 ft	3,573 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (05/23, 5,005 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,573 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 KGIF is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KBOW Bartow Executive Airport	7 nm S	5,001 ft
KX07 Lake Wales Municipal Airport	12 nm SE	5,400 ft
KLAL Lakeland Linder International Airport	15 nm W	8,500 ft
KISM Kissimmee Gateway Airport	22 nm NE	6,001 ft
KZPH Zephyrhills Municipal Airport	24 nm NW	5,072 ft
KAVO Avon Park Executive Airport	31 nm SE	5,374 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KGIF

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

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