KMDT · Harrisburg International Airport

HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE
310
Elevation ft
1
Runway
10,001
Longest ft · 13/31
40.19N
76.76W

Harrisburg International Airport serves Harrisburg, Pennsylvania at 310 ft elevation with its longest runway, 13/31, at 10,001 by 200 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

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLighting
13/3110,001 × 200 ftasphaltlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 310 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.

ConditionsDensity altitudeTakeoff est.Landing est.Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 14°C)310 ft2,498 ft2,143 ft3,214 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)1,510 ft2,733 ft2,269 ft3,404 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)2,710 ft2,967 ft2,396 ft3,594 ft
35°C afternoon2,784 ft2,981 ft2,404 ft3,606 ft
Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (13/31, 10,001 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,606 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 KMDT is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

AirportDistanceLongest runway
KCXY
Capital City Airport
4 nm W5,000 ft
KTHV
York Airport
17 nm S5,188 ft
KLNS
Lancaster Airport
22 nm E6,933 ft
KZER
Schuylkill County Joe Zerbey Airport
36 nm NE5,101 ft
KDMW
Carroll County Regional Jack B Poage Field
37 nm S5,100 ft
KRDG
Reading Regional Airport (Carl A Spaatz Field)
38 nm E6,350 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KMDT

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

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