KOVO · North Vernon Airport

NORTH VERNON, INDIANA · SMALL AIRPORT

757

Elevation ft

Runways

5,002

Longest ft · 05/23

39.05N

85.61W

North Vernon Airport serves North Vernon, Indiana at 757 ft elevation with its longest runway, 05/23, at 5,002 by 75 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	5,002 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit
15/33	2,730 × 50 ft	asphalt	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 757 ft is about 13°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, 13°C)	757 ft	2,586 ft	2,190 ft	3,285 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,957 ft	2,820 ft	2,316 ft	3,475 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,157 ft	3,054 ft	2,443 ft	3,665 ft
35°C afternoon	3,339 ft	3,089 ft	2,462 ft	3,693 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (05/23, 5,002 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,693 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 KOVO is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KSER Freeman Municipal Airport	16 nm SW	6,001 ft
KIMS Madison Regional Airport	18 nm S	5,000 ft
KBAK Columbus Municipal Airport	19 nm NW	6,401 ft
KHLB Batesville Airport	24 nm NE	5,933 ft
KGEZ Shelbyville Municipal Airport	34 nm N	5,000 ft
8GK Gallatin County Airport	39 nm SE	5,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KOVO

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

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