KK79 · Jetmore Municipal Airport

JETMORE, KANSAS · SMALL AIRPORT

2,466

Elevation ft

Runway

4,205

Longest ft · 17/35

37.98N

99.89W

Jetmore Municipal Airport serves Jetmore, Kansas at 2,466 ft elevation with its longest runway, 17/35, at 4,205 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
17/35	4,205 × 75 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 2,466 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)	2,466 ft	2,919 ft	2,370 ft	3,555 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	3,666 ft	3,153 ft	2,497 ft	3,745 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,866 ft	3,387 ft	2,623 ft	3,935 ft
35°C afternoon	5,458 ft	3,503 ft	2,686 ft	4,029 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (17/35, 4,205 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,029 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 KK79 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KDDC Dodge City Regional Airport	14 nm S	6,899 ft
KGCK Garden City Regional Airport	39 nm W	7,299 ft
KGBD Great Bend Municipal Airport	53 nm NE	7,852 ft
KTQK Scott City Municipal Airport	55 nm NW	5,002 ft
KPTT Pratt Regional Airport	57 nm E	5,500 ft
KHYS Hays Regional Airport	59 nm NE	6,501 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KK79

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KK79, 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 KK79 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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