KNTU · Oceana Naval Air Station

VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

Elevation ft

Runways

12,001

Longest ft · 05R/23L

36.82N

76.03W

Oceana Naval Air Station serves Virginia Beach, Virginia at 23 ft elevation with its longest runway, 05R/23L, at 12,001 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
05R/23L	12,001 × 200 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit
14L/32R	8,001 × 150 ft	concrete	lit
05L/23R	8,000 × 150 ft	concrete	lit
14R/32L	8,000 × 200 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 23 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)	23 ft	2,442 ft	2,112 ft	3,169 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,223 ft	2,677 ft	2,239 ft	3,359 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,423 ft	2,911 ft	2,366 ft	3,548 ft
35°C afternoon	2,429 ft	2,912 ft	2,366 ft	3,549 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (05R/23L, 12,001 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,549 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: KNTU is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KORF Norfolk International Airport	9 nm NW	9,001 ft
KCPK Chesapeake Regional Airport	17 nm SW	5,500 ft
KPVG Hampton Roads Executive Airport	20 nm W	5,350 ft

04Fuel and services at KNTU

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KNTU. 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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