KNGU · Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field)

NORFOLK, VIRGINIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT
17
Elevation ft
1
Runway
8,370
Longest ft · 10/28
36.94N
76.29W

Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field) serves Norfolk, Virginia at 17 ft elevation with its longest runway, 10/28, at 8,370 by 200 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

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLighting
10/288,370 × 200 ftasphaltlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 17 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.

ConditionsDensity altitudeTakeoff est.Landing est.Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)17 ft2,441 ft2,112 ft3,168 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)1,217 ft2,675 ft2,238 ft3,358 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)2,417 ft2,909 ft2,365 ft3,547 ft
35°C afternoon2,421 ft2,910 ft2,365 ft3,548 ft
Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (10/28, 8,370 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: KNGU is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

AirportDistanceLongest runway
KORF
Norfolk International Airport
5 nm SE9,001 ft
KPVG
Hampton Roads Executive Airport
12 nm SW5,350 ft
KPHF
Newport News Williamsburg International Airport
15 nm NW8,003 ft

04Fuel and services at KNGU

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KNGU. 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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