KNEL · Lakehurst Maxfield Field Airport

LAKEHURST, NEW JERSEY · MEDIUM AIRPORT

101

Elevation ft

Runways

5,002

Longest ft · 06/24

40.03N

74.35W

Lakehurst Maxfield Field Airport serves Lakehurst, New Jersey at 101 ft elevation with its longest runway, 06/24, at 5,002 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
06/24	5,002 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
15/33	5,001 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 101 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)	101 ft	2,458 ft	2,121 ft	3,181 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,301 ft	2,692 ft	2,247 ft	3,371 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,501 ft	2,926 ft	2,374 ft	3,561 ft
35°C afternoon	2,525 ft	2,930 ft	2,376 ft	3,565 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (06/24, 5,002 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,565 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: KNEL is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMJX Ocean County Airport	7 nm SE	5,950 ft
KBLM Monmouth Executive Airport	14 nm NE	7,345 ft
KTTN Trenton Mercer Airport	26 nm NW	6,006 ft
KPNE Northeast Philadelphia Airport	30 nm W	7,000 ft
KACY Atlantic City International Airport	36 nm S	10,001 ft

04Fuel and services at KNEL

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KNEL. 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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