KK82 · Smith Center Municipal Airport

SMITH CENTER, KANSAS · SMALL AIRPORT

1,800

Elevation ft

Runway

4,400

Longest ft · 14/32

39.76N

98.79W

Smith Center Municipal Airport serves Smith Center, Kansas at 1,800 ft elevation with its longest runway, 14/32, at 4,400 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
14/32	4,400 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,800 ft is about 11°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, 11°C)	1,800 ft	2,789 ft	2,300 ft	3,450 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	3,000 ft	3,023 ft	2,426 ft	3,640 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,200 ft	3,257 ft	2,553 ft	3,830 ft
35°C afternoon	4,632 ft	3,341 ft	2,599 ft	3,898 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (14/32, 4,400 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,898 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 KK82 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KPHG Phillipsburg Municipal Airport	24 nm W	5,101 ft
KRCP Rooks County Regional Airport	34 nm SW	5,000 ft
KHLC Hill City Municipal Airport	53 nm SW	5,001 ft
KHSI Hastings Municipal Airport	53 nm N	6,451 ft
KRSL Russell Municipal Airport	53 nm S	5,000 ft
KEAR Kearney Regional Airport	59 nm N	7,094 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KK82

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KK82, 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 KK82 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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