KMDZ · Taylor County Airport

MEDFORD, WISCONSIN · SMALL AIRPORT

1,478

Elevation ft

Runways

6,000

Longest ft · 09/27

45.10N

90.30W

Taylor County Airport serves Medford, Wisconsin at 1,478 ft elevation with its longest runway, 09/27, at 6,000 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
09/27	6,000 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
16/34	4,435 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,478 ft is about 12°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, 12°C)	1,478 ft	2,726 ft	2,266 ft	3,399 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,678 ft	2,960 ft	2,393 ft	3,589 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,878 ft	3,194 ft	2,519 ft	3,779 ft
35°C afternoon	4,233 ft	3,264 ft	2,557 ft	3,835 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (09/27, 6,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,835 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 KMDZ is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KRRL Merrill Municipal Airport	26 nm E	5,101 ft
KMFI Marshfield Municipal Airport	28 nm S	5,003 ft
KAUW Wausau Downtown Airport	31 nm E	8,000 ft
KCWA Central Wisconsin Airport	33 nm SE	7,723 ft
KPBH Price County Airport	37 nm N	5,220 ft
KSTE Stevens Point Municipal Airport	47 nm SE	6,028 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KMDZ

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

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