KLGD · La Grande/Union County Airport
La Grande/Union County Airport serves La Grande, Oregon at 2,717 ft elevation with its longest runway, 12/30, at 6,261 by 100 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 6,261 × 100 ft | asphalt | lit |
| 17/35 | 3,400 × 75 ft | asphalt | lit |
02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins
Standard temperature at 2,717 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) | 2,717 ft | 2,968 ft | 2,397 ft | 3,595 ft |
| Warm day (ISA +10) | 3,917 ft | 3,202 ft | 2,523 ft | 3,785 ft |
| Hot day (ISA +20) | 5,117 ft | 3,436 ft | 2,650 ft | 3,975 ft |
| 35°C afternoon | 5,769 ft | 3,563 ft | 2,719 ft | 4,078 ft |
03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more
Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KLGD is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.
| Airport | Distance | Longest runway |
|---|---|---|
| KBKE Baker City Municipal Airport | 28 nm S | 5,084 ft |
| KJSY Joseph State Airport | 32 nm E | 5,202 ft |
| KPDT Eastern Oregon Regional Airport at Pendleton | 43 nm NW | 6,301 ft |
| KALW Walla Walla Regional Airport | 50 nm N | 6,527 ft |
| KPSC Tri Cities Airport | 75 nm NW | 7,707 ft |
04Jet A prices and FBOs at KLGD
No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KLGD, 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 KLGD or read what a fuel stop actually saves.