KLQK · Pickens County Airport

PICKENS, SOUTH CAROLINA · SMALL AIRPORT

1,013

Elevation ft

Runway

5,002

Longest ft · 05/23

34.81N

82.70W

Pickens County Airport serves Pickens, South Carolina at 1,013 ft elevation with its longest runway, 05/23, at 5,002 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.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
05/23	5,002 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,013 ft is about 13°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, 13°C)	1,013 ft	2,636 ft	2,217 ft	3,325 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,213 ft	2,870 ft	2,343 ft	3,515 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,413 ft	3,104 ft	2,470 ft	3,705 ft
35°C afternoon	3,656 ft	3,151 ft	2,496 ft	3,744 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (05/23, 5,002 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,744 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 KLQK is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KCEU Oconee County Regional Airport	12 nm SW	5,000 ft
KGYH Donaldson Field Airport	16 nm E	8,000 ft
KGMU Greenville Downtown Airport	18 nm E	5,393 ft
KAND Anderson Regional Airport	19 nm S	6,002 ft
KGSP Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport	24 nm E	11,001 ft
KTOC Toccoa Airport - R.G. Letourneau Field	32 nm SW	5,008 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KLQK

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

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