KHLG · Wheeling Ohio County Airport

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

1,195

Elevation ft

Runways

5,002

Longest ft · 03/21

40.17N

80.65W

Wheeling Ohio County Airport serves Wheeling, West Virginia at 1,195 ft elevation with its longest runway, 03/21, at 5,002 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
03/21	5,002 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
16/34	4,499 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,195 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)	1,195 ft	2,671 ft	2,236 ft	3,354 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,395 ft	2,905 ft	2,363 ft	3,544 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,595 ft	3,139 ft	2,489 ft	3,734 ft
35°C afternoon	3,882 ft	3,195 ft	2,520 ft	3,779 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (03/21, 5,002 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,779 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 KHLG is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
K2G2 Jefferson County Airpark	11 nm N	5,001 ft
KAFJ Washington County Airport	17 nm E	5,004 ft
KPIT Pittsburgh International Airport	27 nm NE	11,500 ft
KAGC Allegheny County Airport	35 nm E	6,501 ft
KPJC Zelienople Municipal Airport	44 nm NE	5,002 ft
KMGW Morgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field	46 nm SE	5,199 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KHLG

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

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