KLBT · Lumberton Regional Airport

LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

126

Elevation ft

Runways

5,505

Longest ft · 05/23

34.61N

79.06W

Lumberton Regional Airport serves Lumberton, North Carolina at 126 ft elevation with its longest runway, 05/23, at 5,505 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

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
05/23	5,505 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
13/31	5,007 × 75 ft	asphalt	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 126 ft is about 15°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, 15°C)	126 ft	2,463 ft	2,123 ft	3,185 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,326 ft	2,697 ft	2,250 ft	3,375 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,526 ft	2,931 ft	2,376 ft	3,565 ft
35°C afternoon	2,556 ft	2,937 ft	2,380 ft	3,569 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (05/23, 5,505 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,569 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 KLBT is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMEB Laurinburg Maxton Airport	19 nm NW	6,503 ft
KEYF Curtis L Brown Jr Field	24 nm E	5,006 ft
KFAY Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field	24 nm N	7,709 ft
KCPC Columbus County Municipal Airport	27 nm SE	5,500 ft
KBBP Marlboro County Jetport - H E Avent Field Airport	33 nm W	5,003 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KLBT

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

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