KHEE · Thompson-Robbins Airport

WEST HELENA, ARKANSAS · SMALL AIRPORT

242

Elevation ft

Runways

5,001

Longest ft · 18/36

34.58N

90.68W

Thompson-Robbins Airport serves West Helena, Arkansas at 242 ft elevation with its longest runway, 18/36, at 5,001 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
18/36	5,001 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
09/27	3,011 × 60 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 242 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)	242 ft	2,485 ft	2,136 ft	3,203 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,442 ft	2,719 ft	2,262 ft	3,393 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,642 ft	2,953 ft	2,389 ft	3,583 ft
35°C afternoon	2,700 ft	2,965 ft	2,395 ft	3,592 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (18/36, 5,001 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,592 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 KHEE is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KUTA Tunica Municipal Airport	17 nm E	8,500 ft
KCKM Fletcher Field	19 nm SE	5,404 ft
KAWM West Memphis Municipal Airport	40 nm NE	6,003 ft
KPMU Panola County Airport	41 nm E	5,001 ft
KSGT Stuttgart Municipal Airport / Carl Humphrey Field	44 nm W	6,015 ft
KMEM Frederick W. Smith International Airport	44 nm NE	11,120 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KHEE

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

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