KNMM · Naval Air Station Meridian / McCain Field

LAUDERDALE, MISSISSIPPI · MEDIUM AIRPORT

316

Elevation ft

Runways

8,003

Longest ft · 01L/19R

32.55N

88.55W

Naval Air Station Meridian / McCain Field serves Lauderdale, Mississippi at 316 ft elevation with its longest runway, 01L/19R, at 8,003 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

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
01L/19R	8,003 × 200 ft	concrete	lit
01R/19L	8,000 × 200 ft	concrete	lit
10/28	6,402 × 200 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 316 ft is about 14°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, 14°C)	316 ft	2,500 ft	2,143 ft	3,215 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,516 ft	2,734 ft	2,270 ft	3,405 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,716 ft	2,968 ft	2,397 ft	3,595 ft
35°C afternoon	2,792 ft	2,983 ft	2,405 ft	3,607 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (01L/19R, 8,003 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,607 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: KNMM is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMEI Key Field / Meridian Regional Airport	17 nm SW	10,003 ft
KDYA Demopolis Municipal Airport	31 nm E	5,002 ft
KMPE Philadelphia Municipal Airport	32 nm NW	5,001 ft
KAIV George Downer Airport	38 nm NE	5,001 ft

04Fuel and services at KNMM

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KNMM. 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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