KIOB · Mount Sterling Montgomery County Airport

MOUNT STERLING, KENTUCKY · SMALL AIRPORT

1,019

Elevation ft

Runway

5,000

Longest ft · 03/21

38.06N

83.98W

Mount Sterling Montgomery County Airport serves Mount Sterling, Kentucky at 1,019 ft elevation with its longest runway, 03/21, at 5,000 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
03/21	5,000 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,019 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)	1,019 ft	2,637 ft	2,218 ft	3,326 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,219 ft	2,871 ft	2,344 ft	3,516 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,419 ft	3,105 ft	2,471 ft	3,706 ft
35°C afternoon	3,664 ft	3,153 ft	2,497 ft	3,745 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (03/21, 5,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,745 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 KIOB is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
K27K Georgetown-Scott County Regional Airport	24 nm NW	5,498 ft
KLEX Blue Grass Airport	30 nm W	7,004 ft
KRGA Central Kentucky Regional Airport	31 nm SW	5,001 ft
KFGX Fleming Mason Airport	31 nm N	5,002 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KIOB

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

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