KLWV · Lawrenceville Vincennes International Airport

LAWRENCEVILLE, ILLINOIS · SMALL AIRPORT

430

Elevation ft

Runways

5,199

Longest ft · 18/36

38.76N

87.61W

Lawrenceville Vincennes International Airport serves Lawrenceville, Illinois at 430 ft elevation with its longest runway, 18/36, at 5,199 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
18/36	5,199 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
09/27	5,198 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 430 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)	430 ft	2,522 ft	2,155 ft	3,233 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,630 ft	2,756 ft	2,282 ft	3,423 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,830 ft	2,990 ft	2,409 ft	3,613 ft
35°C afternoon	2,933 ft	3,010 ft	2,419 ft	3,629 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (18/36, 5,199 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,629 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 KLWV is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KRSV Robinson Municipal Airport	15 nm N	5,108 ft
KDCY Daviess County Airport	23 nm E	5,002 ft
KFOA Flora Municipal Airport	40 nm W	5,003 ft
KHUF Terre Haute Regional Airport, Hulman Field	44 nm N	9,021 ft
KHNB Huntingburg Airport	44 nm SE	5,501 ft
KEVV Evansville Regional Airport	44 nm S	8,021 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KLWV

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

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