KIKV · Ankeny Regional Airport

ANKENY, IOWA · SMALL AIRPORT

910

Elevation ft

Runways

5,500

Longest ft · 18/36

41.69N

93.57W

Ankeny Regional Airport serves Ankeny, Iowa at 910 ft elevation with its longest runway, 18/36, at 5,500 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	5,500 × 100 ft	concrete	lit
04/22	4,200 × 75 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 910 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)	910 ft	2,615 ft	2,206 ft	3,309 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,110 ft	2,850 ft	2,333 ft	3,499 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,310 ft	3,084 ft	2,459 ft	3,689 ft
35°C afternoon	3,528 ft	3,126 ft	2,482 ft	3,723 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (18/36, 5,500 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,723 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 KIKV is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KDSM Des Moines International Airport	10 nm SW	9,004 ft
KAMW Ames Municipal Airport	18 nm N	5,701 ft
KTNU Newton Municipal Airport	24 nm E	5,600 ft
KPRO Perry Municipal Airport	28 nm W	5,500 ft
KPEA Pella Municipal Airport	33 nm SE	5,402 ft
KGGI Grinnell Regional Airport	37 nm E	5,200 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KIKV

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

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