KILE · Skylark Field

KILLEEN, TEXAS · SMALL AIRPORT

848

Elevation ft

Runway

5,495

Longest ft · 01/19

31.09N

97.69W

Skylark Field serves Killeen, Texas at 848 ft elevation with its longest runway, 01/19, at 5,495 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
01/19	5,495 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 848 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)	848 ft	2,603 ft	2,199 ft	3,299 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,048 ft	2,837 ft	2,326 ft	3,489 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,248 ft	3,071 ft	2,453 ft	3,679 ft
35°C afternoon	3,452 ft	3,111 ft	2,474 ft	3,711 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (01/19, 5,495 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,711 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 KILE is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KTPL Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport	15 nm E	7,000 ft
KGTU Georgetown Executive Airport at Johnny Gantt Field	25 nm S	5,004 ft
KPWG McGregor Executive Airport	31 nm NE	5,501 ft
KBMQ Burnet Municipal Airport/Kate Craddock Field	35 nm SW	5,001 ft
KACT Waco Regional Airport	39 nm NE	7,107 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KILE

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

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