KHRU · Herington Regional Airport

HERINGTON, KANSAS · SMALL AIRPORT

1,480

Elevation ft

Runway

4,184

Longest ft · 17/35

38.69N

96.81W

Herington Regional Airport serves Herington, Kansas at 1,480 ft elevation with its longest runway, 17/35, at 4,184 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
17/35	4,184 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,480 ft is about 12°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, 12°C)	1,480 ft	2,727 ft	2,266 ft	3,399 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,680 ft	2,961 ft	2,393 ft	3,589 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,880 ft	3,195 ft	2,519 ft	3,779 ft
35°C afternoon	4,235 ft	3,264 ft	2,557 ft	3,835 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (17/35, 4,184 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,835 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 KHRU is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMHK Manhattan Regional Airport	28 nm N	7,400 ft
KEMP Emporia Municipal Airport	36 nm SE	5,005 ft
KSLN Salina Municipal Airport	40 nm W	12,301 ft
KEWK Newton City-County Airport	44 nm SW	7,003 ft
KMPR Mc Pherson Airport	46 nm SW	5,503 ft
KFOE Topeka Regional Airport	56 nm E	12,803 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KHRU

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

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