KNOG · Orange Grove Naval Auxiliary Landing Field

ORANGE GROVE, TEXAS · SMALL AIRPORT

257

Elevation ft

Runways

8,001

Longest ft · 13/31

27.90N

98.05W

Orange Grove Naval Auxiliary Landing Field serves Orange Grove, Texas at 257 ft elevation with its longest runway, 13/31, at 8,001 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
13/31	8,001 × 200 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit
01/19	8,000 × 200 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 257 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)	257 ft	2,488 ft	2,137 ft	3,206 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,457 ft	2,722 ft	2,264 ft	3,396 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,657 ft	2,956 ft	2,390 ft	3,585 ft
35°C afternoon	2,719 ft	2,968 ft	2,397 ft	3,595 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (13/31, 8,001 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,595 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: KNOG is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KALI Alice International Airport	10 nm S	5,997 ft
KIKG Kleberg County Airport	21 nm S	6,000 ft
KCRP Corpus Christi International Airport	30 nm E	7,510 ft

04Fuel and services at KNOG

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KNOG. 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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