KGKJ · Port Meadville Airport

MEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA · SMALL AIRPORT

1,399

Elevation ft

Runway

5,001

Longest ft · 07/25

41.63N

80.21W

Port Meadville Airport serves Meadville, Pennsylvania at 1,399 ft elevation with its longest runway, 07/25, at 5,001 by 75 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	5,001 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,399 ft is about 12°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, 12°C)	1,399 ft	2,711 ft	2,258 ft	3,386 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,599 ft	2,945 ft	2,384 ft	3,576 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,799 ft	3,179 ft	2,511 ft	3,766 ft
35°C afternoon	4,135 ft	3,244 ft	2,546 ft	3,819 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (07/25, 5,001 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,819 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 KGKJ is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KFKL Venango Regional Airport	22 nm SE	5,200 ft
KHZY Northeast Ohio Regional Airport	23 nm NW	5,900 ft
KERI Erie International Tom Ridge Field	27 nm N	8,420 ft
KYNG Youngstown Warren Regional Airport	30 nm SW	9,003 ft
KAXQ Clarion County Airport	42 nm SE	5,003 ft
KPJC Zelienople Municipal Airport	50 nm S	5,002 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KGKJ

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

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