KMAC · Macon Downtown Airport

MACON, GEORGIA · SMALL AIRPORT

437

Elevation ft

Runway

4,694

Longest ft · 10/28

32.82N

83.56W

Macon Downtown Airport serves Macon, Georgia at 437 ft elevation with its longest runway, 10/28, at 4,694 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
10/28	4,694 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 437 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)	437 ft	2,523 ft	2,156 ft	3,234 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,637 ft	2,757 ft	2,283 ft	3,424 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,837 ft	2,991 ft	2,409 ft	3,614 ft
35°C afternoon	2,942 ft	3,012 ft	2,420 ft	3,631 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (10/28, 4,694 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,631 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 KMAC is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMCN Middle Georgia Regional Airport	9 nm SW	6,500 ft
KPXE Perry Houston County Airport	21 nm SW	5,004 ft
KMLJ Baldwin County Regional Airport	26 nm NE	5,506 ft
KDBN W H 'Bud' Barron Airport	33 nm SE	6,501 ft
KOPN Thomaston Upson County Airport	36 nm W	6,350 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KMAC

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

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