KLSE · La Crosse Regional Airport

LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE
655
Elevation ft
3
Runways
8,742
Longest ft · 18/36
43.88N
91.26W

La Crosse Regional Airport serves La Crosse, Wisconsin at 655 ft elevation with its longest runway, 18/36, at 8,742 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

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLighting
18/368,742 × 150 ftconcretelit
13/316,050 × 150 ftasphaltlit
04/225,199 × 150 ftasphaltlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 655 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.

ConditionsDensity altitudeTakeoff est.Landing est.Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 14°C)655 ft2,566 ft2,179 ft3,269 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)1,855 ft2,800 ft2,306 ft3,459 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)3,055 ft3,034 ft2,432 ft3,648 ft
35°C afternoon3,212 ft3,064 ft2,449 ft3,673 ft
Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (18/36, 8,742 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,673 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 KLSE is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

AirportDistanceLongest runway
KONA
Winona Municipal Airport Max Conrad Field
23 nm NW5,679 ft
KOVS
Boscobel Airport
50 nm SE5,000 ft
KPDC
Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport
52 nm S5,000 ft
KRST
Rochester International Airport
54 nm W9,034 ft
KEAU
Chippewa Valley Regional Airport
60 nm N8,101 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KLSE

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

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