KHKY · Hickory Regional Airport

HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

1,190

Elevation ft

Runway

6,401

Longest ft · 06/24

35.74N

81.39W

Hickory Regional Airport serves Hickory, North Carolina at 1,190 ft elevation with its longest runway, 06/24, at 6,401 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
06/24	6,401 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,190 ft is about 13°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, 13°C)	1,190 ft	2,670 ft	2,236 ft	3,353 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,390 ft	2,904 ft	2,362 ft	3,543 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,590 ft	3,138 ft	2,489 ft	3,733 ft
35°C afternoon	3,876 ft	3,194 ft	2,519 ft	3,778 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (06/24, 6,401 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,778 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 KHKY is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMRN Foothills Regional Airport	12 nm NW	5,500 ft
KIPJ Lincolnton Lincoln County Regional Airport	19 nm SE	5,700 ft
KSVH Statesville Regional Airport	21 nm E	7,003 ft
KEHO Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport	31 nm S	5,001 ft
KUKF Wilkes County Airport	32 nm NE	6,201 ft
KFQD Rutherford County Marchman Field	33 nm SW	5,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KHKY

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

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