KOAJ · Albert J Ellis Airport

RICHLANDS, NORTH CAROLINA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

Elevation ft

Runway

7,100

Longest ft · 05/23

34.83N

77.61W

Albert J Ellis Airport serves Richlands, North Carolina at 94 ft elevation with its longest runway, 05/23, at 7,100 by 150 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.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
05/23	7,100 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 94 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)	94 ft	2,456 ft	2,120 ft	3,180 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,294 ft	2,690 ft	2,247 ft	3,370 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,494 ft	2,924 ft	2,373 ft	3,560 ft
35°C afternoon	2,517 ft	2,929 ft	2,376 ft	3,563 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (05/23, 7,100 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,563 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

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KOAJ is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KDPL Duplin County Airport	21 nm NW	6,003 ft
KISO Kinston Regional Jetport At Stallings Field	30 nm N	11,498 ft
W40 Mount Olive Municipal Airport	32 nm NW	5,254 ft
KEWN Coastal Carolina Regional Airport	32 nm NE	6,452 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KOAJ

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KOAJ, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KOAJ or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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