KM30 · Metropolis Municipal Airport
Metropolis Municipal Airport serves Metropolis, Illinois at 384 ft elevation with its longest runway, 18/36, at 4,002 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 4,002 × 75 ft | asphalt | lit |
02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins
Standard temperature at 384 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) | 384 ft | 2,513 ft | 2,151 ft | 3,226 ft |
| Warm day (ISA +10) | 1,584 ft | 2,747 ft | 2,277 ft | 3,416 ft |
| Hot day (ISA +20) | 2,784 ft | 2,981 ft | 2,404 ft | 3,606 ft |
| 35°C afternoon | 2,876 ft | 2,999 ft | 2,413 ft | 3,620 ft |
03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more
Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KM30 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.
| Airport | Distance | Longest runway |
|---|---|---|
| KPAH Barkley Regional Airport | 7 nm S | 6,499 ft |
| KGDA Marion-Crittenden County James C Johnson Regional Airport | 32 nm E | 5,001 ft |
| KCEY Murray-Calloway County Airport Kyle-Oakley Field | 36 nm SE | 6,202 ft |
| KMWA Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois | 36 nm N | 8,012 ft |
| KHSB Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport | 39 nm N | 5,013 ft |
| KCGI Cape Girardeau Regional Airport | 39 nm W | 6,500 ft |
04Jet A prices and FBOs at KM30
No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KM30, 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 KM30 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.