KLOU · Bowman Field
Bowman Field serves Louisville, Kentucky at 546 ft elevation with its longest runway, 06/24, at 4,358 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 4,358 × 75 ft | asphalt | lit |
| 15/33 | 3,580 × 75 ft | asphalt (good) | lit |
02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins
Standard temperature at 546 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) | 546 ft | 2,544 ft | 2,168 ft | 3,251 ft |
| Warm day (ISA +10) | 1,746 ft | 2,779 ft | 2,294 ft | 3,441 ft |
| Hot day (ISA +20) | 2,946 ft | 3,013 ft | 2,421 ft | 3,631 ft |
| 35°C afternoon | 3,077 ft | 3,038 ft | 2,435 ft | 3,652 ft |
03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more
Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KLOU is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.
| Airport | Distance | Longest runway |
|---|---|---|
| KSDF Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport | 5 nm SW | 11,887 ft |
| KJVY Clark Regional Airport | 9 nm NW | 7,000 ft |
| KBRY Samuels Field | 26 nm S | 5,003 ft |
| KIMS Madison Regional Airport | 33 nm N | 5,000 ft |
| KEKX Addington Field / Elizabethtown Regional Airport | 35 nm S | 6,001 ft |
04Jet A prices and FBOs at KLOU
No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KLOU, 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 KLOU or read what a fuel stop actually saves.