KHLC · Hill City Municipal Airport
Hill City Municipal Airport serves Hill City, Kansas at 2,238 ft elevation with its longest runway, 18/36, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 5,001 × 75 ft | concrete | lit |
02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins
Standard temperature at 2,238 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) | 2,238 ft | 2,874 ft | 2,346 ft | 3,519 ft |
| Warm day (ISA +10) | 3,438 ft | 3,109 ft | 2,473 ft | 3,709 ft |
| Hot day (ISA +20) | 4,638 ft | 3,343 ft | 2,599 ft | 3,899 ft |
| 35°C afternoon | 5,175 ft | 3,447 ft | 2,656 ft | 3,984 ft |
03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more
Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KHLC is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.
| Airport | Distance | Longest runway |
|---|---|---|
| KRCP Rooks County Regional Airport | 25 nm E | 5,000 ft |
| KPHG Phillipsburg Municipal Airport | 32 nm NE | 5,101 ft |
| KHYS Hays Regional Airport | 41 nm SE | 6,501 ft |
| KOEL Oakley Municipal Airport | 49 nm W | 5,000 ft |
| KRSL Russell Municipal Airport | 56 nm SE | 5,000 ft |
| KCBK Shalz Field | 56 nm W | 5,110 ft |
04Jet A prices and FBOs at KHLC
No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KHLC, 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 KHLC or read what a fuel stop actually saves.