KPCZ · Waupaca Municipal Airport

WAUPACA, WISCONSIN · SMALL AIRPORT

840

Elevation ft

Runways

5,200

Longest ft · 10/28

44.33N

89.02W

Waupaca Municipal Airport serves Waupaca, Wisconsin at 840 ft elevation with its longest runway, 10/28, at 5,200 by 100 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
10/28	5,200 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
13/31	3,899 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 840 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)	840 ft	2,602 ft	2,199 ft	3,298 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,040 ft	2,836 ft	2,325 ft	3,488 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,240 ft	3,070 ft	2,452 ft	3,678 ft
35°C afternoon	3,442 ft	3,109 ft	2,473 ft	3,710 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (10/28, 5,200 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,710 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 KPCZ is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KATW Appleton International Airport	22 nm E	8,003 ft
KSTE Stevens Point Municipal Airport	25 nm NW	6,028 ft
KOSH Wittman Regional Airport	29 nm SE	8,002 ft
KEZS Shawano Municipal Airport	34 nm NE	12,000 ft
KISW Alexander Field South Wood County Airport	35 nm W	5,500 ft
KCWA Central Wisconsin Airport	39 nm NW	7,723 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KPCZ

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

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