KNFE · Fentress Naval Auxiliary Landing Field

FENTRESS, VIRGINIA · SMALL AIRPORT

Elevation ft

Runway

8,004

Longest ft · 05/23

36.69N

76.14W

Fentress Naval Auxiliary Landing Field serves Fentress, Virginia at 16 ft elevation with its longest runway, 05/23, at 8,004 by 175 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
05/23	8,004 × 175 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 16 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)	16 ft	2,441 ft	2,112 ft	3,168 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,216 ft	2,675 ft	2,238 ft	3,357 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,416 ft	2,909 ft	2,365 ft	3,547 ft
35°C afternoon	2,420 ft	2,910 ft	2,365 ft	3,548 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (05/23, 8,004 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: KNFE is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KCPK Chesapeake Regional Airport	9 nm W	5,500 ft
KORF Norfolk International Airport	13 nm N	9,001 ft
KPVG Hampton Roads Executive Airport	16 nm W	5,350 ft
KONX Currituck County Regional Airport	18 nm S	5,502 ft

04Fuel and services at KNFE

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KNFE. 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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