KMXF · Maxwell Air Force Base

MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

171

Elevation ft

Runways

8,008

Longest ft · 15/33

32.38N

86.37W

Maxwell Air Force Base serves Montgomery, Alabama at 171 ft elevation with its longest runway, 15/33, at 8,008 by 150 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.

Military airfield. This is a military airfield in the FAA file. It is listed here for reference and for emergency planning. Civil use needs prior permission, there is no FBO, and no Jet A you can buy. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
15/33	8,008 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
009/189	3,015 × 60 ft	asphalt	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 171 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)	171 ft	2,471 ft	2,128 ft	3,192 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,371 ft	2,705 ft	2,255 ft	3,382 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,571 ft	2,939 ft	2,381 ft	3,572 ft
35°C afternoon	2,612 ft	2,947 ft	2,386 ft	3,578 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (15/33, 8,008 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,578 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

Listed for reference only: KMXF is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMGM Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport	5 nm S	9,020 ft
K1A9 Prattville - Grouby Field	8 nm NW	5,400 ft
K07A Franklin Field	31 nm SE	5,002 ft
KSEM Craig Field	32 nm W	8,014 ft
KPRN Mac Crenshaw Memorial Airport	35 nm S	5,501 ft
K06A Moton Field Municipal Airport	35 nm E	5,005 ft

04Fuel and services at KMXF

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KMXF. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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