KM08 · William L. Whitehurst Field

BOLIVAR, TENNESSEE · SMALL AIRPORT

499

Elevation ft

Runway

5,007

Longest ft · 01/19

35.21N

89.04W

William L. Whitehurst Field serves Bolivar, Tennessee at 499 ft elevation with its longest runway, 01/19, at 5,007 by 75 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
01/19	5,007 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 499 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)	499 ft	2,535 ft	2,163 ft	3,244 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,699 ft	2,769 ft	2,289 ft	3,434 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,899 ft	3,003 ft	2,416 ft	3,624 ft
35°C afternoon	3,019 ft	3,027 ft	2,429 ft	3,643 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (01/19, 5,007 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,643 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 KM08 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KFYE Fayette County Airport	17 nm W	5,000 ft
KMKL McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport	24 nm N	6,005 ft
KSZY Robert Sibley Airport	27 nm E	5,002 ft
KM04 Covington Municipal Airport	35 nm NW	5,003 ft
KOLV Olive Branch Airport	39 nm W	6,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KM08

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KM08, 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 KM08 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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