KPEA · Pella Municipal Airport
Pella Municipal Airport serves Pella, Iowa at 885 ft elevation with its longest runway, 16/34, at 5,402 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 5,402 × 75 ft | concrete | lit |
02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins
Standard temperature at 885 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) | 885 ft | 2,611 ft | 2,203 ft | 3,305 ft |
| Warm day (ISA +10) | 2,085 ft | 2,845 ft | 2,330 ft | 3,495 ft |
| Hot day (ISA +20) | 3,285 ft | 3,079 ft | 2,457 ft | 3,685 ft |
| 35°C afternoon | 3,497 ft | 3,120 ft | 2,479 ft | 3,718 ft |
03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more
Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KPEA is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.
| Airport | Distance | Longest runway |
|---|---|---|
| KTNU Newton Municipal Airport | 17 nm N | 5,600 ft |
| KGGI Grinnell Regional Airport | 21 nm NE | 5,200 ft |
| KOTM Ottumwa Regional Airport | 29 nm SE | 6,001 ft |
| KIKV Ankeny Regional Airport | 33 nm NW | 5,500 ft |
| KDSM Des Moines International Airport | 33 nm W | 9,004 ft |
| KMIW Marshalltown Municipal Airport | 43 nm N | 5,007 ft |
04Jet A prices and FBOs at KPEA
No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KPEA, 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 KPEA or read what a fuel stop actually saves.