KNDY · Dahlgren Naval Surface Warfare Center Airport

DAHLGREN, VIRGINIA · SMALL AIRPORT

Elevation ft

Runway

4,191

Longest ft · 16/34

38.33N

77.04W

Dahlgren Naval Surface Warfare Center Airport serves Dahlgren, Virginia at 18 ft elevation with its longest runway, 16/34, at 4,191 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
16/34	4,191 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 18 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)	18 ft	2,442 ft	2,112 ft	3,168 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,218 ft	2,676 ft	2,238 ft	3,358 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,418 ft	2,910 ft	2,365 ft	3,548 ft
35°C afternoon	2,422 ft	2,910 ft	2,366 ft	3,548 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (16/34, 4,191 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,548 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: KNDY is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KRMN Stafford Regional Airport	20 nm W	6,000 ft
KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport	31 nm N	7,169 ft

04Fuel and services at KNDY

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KNDY. 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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