KLHQ · Fairfield County Airport

LANCASTER, OHIO · SMALL AIRPORT

868

Elevation ft

Runway

5,003

Longest ft · 10/28

39.76N

82.66W

Fairfield County Airport serves Lancaster, Ohio at 868 ft elevation with its longest runway, 10/28, at 5,003 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
10/28	5,003 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 868 ft is about 13°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, 13°C)	868 ft	2,607 ft	2,202 ft	3,302 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,068 ft	2,841 ft	2,328 ft	3,492 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,268 ft	3,075 ft	2,455 ft	3,682 ft
35°C afternoon	3,476 ft	3,116 ft	2,477 ft	3,715 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (10/28, 5,003 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,715 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 KLHQ is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KLCK Rickenbacker International Airport	13 nm W	12,103 ft
KCMH John Glenn Columbus International Airport	18 nm NW	10,114 ft
KTZR Bolton Field	24 nm W	5,500 ft
KRZT Ross County Airport	25 nm SW	5,405 ft
KOSU The Ohio State University Airport - Don Scott Field	27 nm NW	5,004 ft
K4I3 Knox County Airport	35 nm N	5,504 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KLHQ

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

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