KPLD · Portland Municipal Airport

PORTLAND, INDIANA · SMALL AIRPORT

925

Elevation ft

Runway

5,505

Longest ft · 09/27

40.45N

84.99W

Portland Municipal Airport serves Portland, Indiana at 925 ft elevation with its longest runway, 09/27, at 5,505 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
09/27	5,505 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 925 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)	925 ft	2,618 ft	2,208 ft	3,311 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,125 ft	2,852 ft	2,334 ft	3,501 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,325 ft	3,087 ft	2,461 ft	3,691 ft
35°C afternoon	3,547 ft	3,130 ft	2,484 ft	3,726 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (09/27, 5,505 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,726 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 KPLD is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMIE Delaware County Johnson Field	22 nm SW	6,500 ft
KVNW Van Wert County Airport	30 nm NE	5,000 ft
KMZZ Marion Municipal Airport	32 nm W	6,011 ft
KAXV Neil Armstrong Airport	32 nm E	5,500 ft
KHHG Huntington Municipal Airport	32 nm NW	5,001 ft
KFWA Fort Wayne International Airport	33 nm N	11,981 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KPLD

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

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