KIPT · Williamsport Regional Airport

WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE
529
Elevation ft
2
Runways
6,825
Longest ft · 09/27
41.24N
76.92W

Williamsport Regional Airport serves Williamsport, Pennsylvania at 529 ft elevation with its longest runway, 09/27, at 6,825 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

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLighting
09/276,825 × 150 ftasphaltlit
12/304,273 × 150 ftasphaltlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 529 ft is about 14°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.

ConditionsDensity altitudeTakeoff est.Landing est.Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 14°C)529 ft2,541 ft2,166 ft3,249 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)1,729 ft2,775 ft2,292 ft3,439 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)2,929 ft3,009 ft2,419 ft3,629 ft
35°C afternoon3,056 ft3,034 ft2,432 ft3,649 ft
Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (09/27, 6,825 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,649 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 KIPT is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

AirportDistanceLongest runway
KZER
Schuylkill County Joe Zerbey Airport
41 nm SE5,101 ft
KHZL
Hazleton Municipal Airport
45 nm E5,001 ft
KRVL
Mifflin County Airport
47 nm SW5,001 ft
KUNV
State College Regional Airport
48 nm SW6,701 ft
KAVP
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport
54 nm E7,502 ft
KELM
Elmira Corning Regional Airport
55 nm N8,001 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KIPT

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

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