KLKP · Lake Placid Airport

LAKE PLACID, NEW YORK · SMALL AIRPORT

1,747

Elevation ft

Runway

4,196

Longest ft · 14/32

44.26N

73.96W

Lake Placid Airport serves Lake Placid, New York at 1,747 ft elevation with its longest runway, 14/32, at 4,196 by 60 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	4,196 × 60 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,747 ft is about 12°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, 12°C)	1,747 ft	2,779 ft	2,294 ft	3,441 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,947 ft	3,013 ft	2,421 ft	3,631 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,147 ft	3,247 ft	2,548 ft	3,821 ft
35°C afternoon	4,566 ft	3,329 ft	2,592 ft	3,888 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (14/32, 4,196 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,888 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 KLKP is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KSLK Adirondack Regional Airport	13 nm NW	6,573 ft
KPBG Plattsburgh International Airport	31 nm NE	11,759 ft
KBTV Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport	37 nm E	8,319 ft
KMSS Massena International Airport Richards Field	55 nm NW	5,601 ft
KGFL Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport	57 nm S	5,000 ft
KMPV Edward F Knapp State Airport	60 nm E	5,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KLKP

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

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