KOWB · Owensboro Daviess County Airport
Owensboro Daviess County Airport serves Owensboro, Kentucky at 407 ft elevation with its longest runway, 18/36, at 8,000 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 8,000 × 150 ft | concrete/gro | lit |
| 06/24 | 5,000 × 100 ft | asphalt | lit |
02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins
Standard temperature at 407 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) | 407 ft | 2,517 ft | 2,153 ft | 3,229 ft |
| Warm day (ISA +10) | 1,607 ft | 2,751 ft | 2,280 ft | 3,419 ft |
| Hot day (ISA +20) | 2,807 ft | 2,985 ft | 2,406 ft | 3,609 ft |
| 35°C afternoon | 2,905 ft | 3,005 ft | 2,416 ft | 3,625 ft |
03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more
Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KOWB is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.
| Airport | Distance | Longest runway |
|---|---|---|
| KJQD Ohio County Airport | 23 nm SE | 5,003 ft |
| KEVV Evansville Regional Airport | 25 nm NW | 8,021 ft |
| KEHR Henderson City County Airport | 25 nm W | 7,095 ft |
| 2I0 Madisonville Regional Airport | 26 nm SW | 6,051 ft |
| KM21 Muhlenberg County Airport | 31 nm S | 5,000 ft |
04Jet A prices and FBOs at KOWB
No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KOWB, 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 KOWB or read what a fuel stop actually saves.