KPOB · Pope Field

FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

217

Elevation ft

Runways

7,501

Longest ft · 05/23

35.17N

79.01W

Pope Field serves Fort Bragg, North Carolina at 217 ft elevation with its longest runway, 05/23, at 7,501 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.

Military airfield. This is a military airfield in the FAA file. It is listed here for reference and for emergency planning. Civil use needs prior permission, there is no FBO, and no Jet A you can buy. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
05/23	7,501 × 150 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit
049/229	3,000 × 60 ft	asphalt	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 217 ft is about 15°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, 15°C)	217 ft	2,480 ft	2,133 ft	3,199 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,417 ft	2,714 ft	2,259 ft	3,389 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,617 ft	2,948 ft	2,386 ft	3,579 ft
35°C afternoon	2,669 ft	2,959 ft	2,392 ft	3,587 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (05/23, 7,501 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,587 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

Listed for reference only: KPOB is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KFAY Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field	13 nm SE	7,709 ft
KHRJ Harnett Regional Jetport Airport	19 nm NE	5,005 ft
KSOP Moore County Airport	19 nm W	6,503 ft
KTTA Raleigh Executive Jetport	25 nm N	6,501 ft
KMEB Laurinburg Maxton Airport	29 nm SW	6,503 ft

04Fuel and services at KPOB

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KPOB. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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