KJFZ · Tazewell County Airport

CEDAR BLUFF, VIRGINIA · SMALL AIRPORT

2,653

Elevation ft

Runway

4,299

Longest ft · 07/25

37.06N

81.80W

Tazewell County Airport serves Cedar Bluff, Virginia at 2,653 ft elevation with its longest runway, 07/25, at 4,299 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
07/25	4,299 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 2,653 ft is about 10°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, 10°C)	2,653 ft	2,955 ft	2,390 ft	3,585 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	3,853 ft	3,189 ft	2,516 ft	3,775 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	5,053 ft	3,424 ft	2,643 ft	3,965 ft
35°C afternoon	5,690 ft	3,548 ft	2,710 ft	4,065 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (07/25, 4,299 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,065 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 KJFZ is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMKJ Mountain Empire Airport	24 nm SE	5,252 ft
KVJI Virginia Highlands Airport	25 nm SW	5,500 ft
KLNP Lonesome Pine Airport	35 nm W	5,131 ft
KGEV Ashe County Airport	42 nm SE	5,002 ft
K0A9 Elizabethton Municipal Airport	45 nm SW	5,001 ft
KTRI Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport	46 nm SW	8,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KJFZ

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

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