KLYH · Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field

LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

938

Elevation ft

Runways

7,100

Longest ft · 04/22

37.33N

79.20W

Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field serves Lynchburg, Virginia at 938 ft elevation with its longest runway, 04/22, at 7,100 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

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
04/22	7,100 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
17/35	3,386 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 938 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)	938 ft	2,621 ft	2,209 ft	3,313 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,138 ft	2,855 ft	2,336 ft	3,503 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,338 ft	3,089 ft	2,462 ft	3,693 ft
35°C afternoon	3,563 ft	3,133 ft	2,486 ft	3,729 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (04/22, 7,100 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,729 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 KLYH is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KROA Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport	37 nm W	6,800 ft
KDAN Danville Regional Airport	46 nm S	5,900 ft
KHSP Ingalls Field	48 nm NW	5,600 ft
KMTV Blue Ridge Airport	57 nm SW	5,002 ft
KSHD Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport	58 nm N	6,002 ft
KBCB Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport	58 nm W	5,501 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KLYH

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

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