KMSS · Massena International Airport Richards Field

MASSENA, NEW YORK · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

215

Elevation ft

Runways

5,601

Longest ft · 05/23

44.94N

74.84W

Massena International Airport Richards Field serves Massena, New York at 215 ft elevation with its longest runway, 05/23, at 5,601 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
05/23	5,601 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
09/27	4,000 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 215 ft is about 15°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, 15°C)	215 ft	2,480 ft	2,133 ft	3,199 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,415 ft	2,714 ft	2,259 ft	3,389 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,615 ft	2,948 ft	2,386 ft	3,579 ft
35°C afternoon	2,667 ft	2,958 ft	2,391 ft	3,587 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (05/23, 5,601 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,587 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 KMSS is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KOGS Ogdensburg International Airport	31 nm SW	6,400 ft
KSLK Adirondack Regional Airport	43 nm SE	6,573 ft
KPBG Plattsburgh International Airport	61 nm E	11,759 ft
KART Watertown International Airport	76 nm SW	7,001 ft
KBTV Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport	77 nm E	8,319 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KMSS

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

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