KLNS · Lancaster Airport

LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

403

Elevation ft

Runways

6,933

Longest ft · 08/26

40.12N

76.30W

Lancaster Airport serves Lancaster, Pennsylvania at 403 ft elevation with its longest runway, 08/26, at 6,933 by 150 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
08/26	6,933 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
13/31	4,102 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 403 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)	403 ft	2,517 ft	2,153 ft	3,229 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,603 ft	2,751 ft	2,279 ft	3,419 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,803 ft	2,985 ft	2,406 ft	3,609 ft
35°C afternoon	2,900 ft	3,004 ft	2,416 ft	3,624 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (08/26, 6,933 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,624 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 KLNS is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMQS Chester County G O Carlson Airport	22 nm SE	5,400 ft
KRDG Reading Regional Airport (Carl A Spaatz Field)	22 nm NE	6,350 ft
KMDT Harrisburg International Airport	22 nm W	10,001 ft
KCXY Capital City Airport	26 nm W	5,000 ft
KTHV York Airport	29 nm SW	5,188 ft
KZER Schuylkill County Joe Zerbey Airport	35 nm N	5,101 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KLNS

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

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