KLKU · Louisa County Airport / Freeman Field

LOUISA, VIRGINIA · SMALL AIRPORT

493

Elevation ft

Runway

4,300

Longest ft · 09/27

38.01N

77.97W

Louisa County Airport / Freeman Field serves Louisa, Virginia at 493 ft elevation with its longest runway, 09/27, at 4,300 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.

Open KLKU in JetDesk: live METAR, TAF, winds and runway verdict →

01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
09/27	4,300 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 493 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)	493 ft	2,534 ft	2,162 ft	3,243 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,693 ft	2,768 ft	2,289 ft	3,433 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,893 ft	3,002 ft	2,415 ft	3,623 ft
35°C afternoon	3,011 ft	3,025 ft	2,428 ft	3,641 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (09/27, 4,300 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,641 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 KLKU is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KCHO Charlottesville Albemarle Airport	24 nm W	6,801 ft
KOFP Hanover County Municipal Airport	31 nm SE	5,402 ft
KCJR Culpeper Regional Airport	31 nm N	5,000 ft
KRMN Stafford Regional Airport	34 nm NE	6,000 ft
KFCI Richmond Executive-Chesterfield County Airport	42 nm SE	5,500 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KLKU

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

All Virginia airports · Airport directory · Open JetDesk