KOQU · Quonset State Airport

NORTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND · MEDIUM AIRPORT

Elevation ft

Runways

7,000

Longest ft · 16/34

41.60N

71.41W

Quonset State Airport serves North Kingstown, Rhode Island at 18 ft elevation with its longest runway, 16/34, at 7,000 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
16/34	7,000 × 150 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit
05/23	4,000 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 18 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)	18 ft	2,442 ft	2,112 ft	3,168 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,218 ft	2,676 ft	2,238 ft	3,358 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,418 ft	2,910 ft	2,365 ft	3,548 ft
35°C afternoon	2,422 ft	2,910 ft	2,366 ft	3,548 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (16/34, 7,000 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

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

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KPVD Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport	8 nm N	8,700 ft
KSFZ North Central State Airport	20 nm N	5,000 ft
KEWB New Bedford Regional Airport	21 nm E	5,400 ft
KGON Groton New London Airport	33 nm SW	5,000 ft
KMVY Martha's Vineyard Airport	38 nm E	5,504 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KOQU

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KOQU, 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 KOQU or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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