KLKR · Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field

LANCASTER, SOUTH CAROLINA · SMALL AIRPORT

486

Elevation ft

Runway

6,004

Longest ft · 06/24

34.72N

80.85W

Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field serves Lancaster, South Carolina at 486 ft elevation with its longest runway, 06/24, at 6,004 by 101 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
06/24	6,004 × 101 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 486 ft is about 14°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, 14°C)	486 ft	2,533 ft	2,161 ft	3,242 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,686 ft	2,767 ft	2,288 ft	3,432 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,886 ft	3,001 ft	2,414 ft	3,622 ft
35°C afternoon	3,003 ft	3,024 ft	2,427 ft	3,640 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (06/24, 6,004 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,640 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 KLKR is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KDCM Chester Catawba Regional Airport	17 nm W	5,000 ft
KUZA Rock Hill - York County Airport	19 nm NW	5,500 ft
KEQY Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport	21 nm NE	7,001 ft
KFDW Fairfield County Airport	28 nm SW	5,243 ft
KCLT Charlotte Douglas International Airport	30 nm N	10,000 ft
KCDN Woodward Field	30 nm SE	5,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KLKR

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

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