KLXN · Jim Kelly Field

LEXINGTON, NEBRASKA · SMALL AIRPORT

2,413

Elevation ft

Runways

5,489

Longest ft · 14/32

40.79N

99.78W

Jim Kelly Field serves Lexington, Nebraska at 2,413 ft elevation with its longest runway, 14/32, at 5,489 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
14/32	5,489 × 100 ft	concrete	lit
01/19	3,200 × 250 ft	turf	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 2,413 ft is about 10°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, 10°C)	2,413 ft	2,909 ft	2,365 ft	3,547 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	3,613 ft	3,143 ft	2,491 ft	3,737 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,813 ft	3,377 ft	2,618 ft	3,927 ft
35°C afternoon	5,392 ft	3,490 ft	2,679 ft	4,018 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (14/32, 5,489 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,018 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 KLXN is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KCZD Cozad Municipal Airport	11 nm NW	5,000 ft
KEAR Kearney Regional Airport	35 nm E	7,094 ft
KLBF North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field	46 nm NW	8,001 ft
KMCK McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport	51 nm SW	6,450 ft
KHSI Hastings Municipal Airport	62 nm E	6,451 ft
KPHG Phillipsburg Municipal Airport	67 nm S	5,101 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KLXN

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

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