KM85 · Gideon Memorial Airport

GIDEON, MISSOURI · SMALL AIRPORT

268

Elevation ft

Runway

4,504

Longest ft · 15/33

36.44N

89.90W

Gideon Memorial Airport serves Gideon, Missouri at 268 ft elevation with its longest runway, 15/33, at 4,504 by 58 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
15/33	4,504 × 58 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 268 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)	268 ft	2,490 ft	2,138 ft	3,207 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,468 ft	2,724 ft	2,265 ft	3,397 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,668 ft	2,958 ft	2,391 ft	3,587 ft
35°C afternoon	2,732 ft	2,971 ft	2,398 ft	3,597 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (15/33, 4,504 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,597 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 KM85 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMAW Malden Regional Airport	10 nm NW	5,010 ft
KTKX Kennett Memorial Airport	15 nm SW	5,000 ft
KDXE Dexter Municipal Airport	20 nm N	5,000 ft
KPOF Poplar Bluff Municipal Airport	28 nm NW	5,008 ft
KBYH Arkansas International Airport	29 nm S	11,602 ft
KHKA Blytheville Municipal Airport	30 nm S	5,002 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KM85

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KM85, 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 KM85 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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