KMPV · Edward F Knapp State Airport

BARRE/MONTPELIER, VERMONT · MEDIUM AIRPORT

1,166

Elevation ft

Runways

5,000

Longest ft · 17/35

44.20N

72.56W

Edward F Knapp State Airport serves Barre/Montpelier, Vermont at 1,166 ft elevation with its longest runway, 17/35, at 5,000 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
17/35	5,000 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
05/23	3,001 × 75 ft	asphalt	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,166 ft is about 13°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, 13°C)	1,166 ft	2,665 ft	2,233 ft	3,350 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,366 ft	2,899 ft	2,360 ft	3,539 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,566 ft	3,134 ft	2,486 ft	3,729 ft
35°C afternoon	3,846 ft	3,188 ft	2,516 ft	3,774 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (17/35, 5,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,774 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 KMPV is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KBTV Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport	30 nm NW	8,319 ft
KLEB Lebanon Municipal Airport	36 nm S	5,496 ft
KEFK Northeast Kingdom International Airport	44 nm N	5,301 ft
KRUT Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport	44 nm SW	5,304 ft
KPBG Plattsburgh International Airport	47 nm NW	11,759 ft
KVSF Hartness State Airport	52 nm S	5,501 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KMPV

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

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