KMWK · Mount Airy Surry County Airport

MOUNT AIRY, NORTH CAROLINA · SMALL AIRPORT

1,249

Elevation ft

Runway

5,500

Longest ft · 18/36

36.46N

80.55W

Mount Airy Surry County Airport serves Mount Airy, North Carolina at 1,249 ft elevation with its longest runway, 18/36, at 5,500 by 75 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
18/36	5,500 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,249 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)	1,249 ft	2,682 ft	2,242 ft	3,363 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,449 ft	2,916 ft	2,368 ft	3,553 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,649 ft	3,150 ft	2,495 ft	3,742 ft
35°C afternoon	3,949 ft	3,208 ft	2,527 ft	3,790 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (18/36, 5,500 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,790 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 KMWK is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KINT Smith Reynolds Airport	25 nm SE	6,655 ft
KMTV Blue Ridge Airport	28 nm E	5,002 ft
KUKF Wilkes County Airport	30 nm SW	6,201 ft
KSIF Rockingham County NC Shiloh Airport	34 nm E	5,200 ft
KGSO Piedmont Triad International Airport	37 nm SE	10,001 ft
KPSK New River Valley Airport	41 nm N	6,201 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KMWK

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

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