KGRI · Central Nebraska Regional Airport

GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

1,847

Elevation ft

Runways

7,002

Longest ft · 17/35

40.97N

98.31W

Central Nebraska Regional Airport serves Grand Island, Nebraska at 1,847 ft elevation with its longest runway, 17/35, at 7,002 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
17/35	7,002 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
13/31	6,608 × 100 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,847 ft is about 11°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, 11°C)	1,847 ft	2,798 ft	2,305 ft	3,457 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	3,047 ft	3,032 ft	2,431 ft	3,647 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,247 ft	3,266 ft	2,558 ft	3,837 ft
35°C afternoon	4,690 ft	3,353 ft	2,605 ft	3,907 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (17/35, 7,002 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,907 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 KGRI is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KHSI Hastings Municipal Airport	22 nm S	6,451 ft
KJYR York Municipal Airport	31 nm E	5,900 ft
KEAR Kearney Regional Airport	35 nm SW	7,094 ft
KOLU Columbus Municipal Airport	52 nm NE	6,801 ft
KLXN Jim Kelly Field	67 nm W	5,489 ft
KLNK Lincoln Airport	71 nm E	12,901 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KGRI

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

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