KPOE · Polk Army Air Field

FORT POLK, LOUISIANA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

330

Elevation ft

Runway

4,109

Longest ft · 15/33

31.04N

93.19W

Polk Army Air Field serves Fort Polk, Louisiana at 330 ft elevation with its longest runway, 15/33, at 4,109 by 125 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
15/33	4,109 × 125 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 330 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)	330 ft	2,502 ft	2,145 ft	3,217 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,530 ft	2,736 ft	2,271 ft	3,407 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,730 ft	2,970 ft	2,398 ft	3,597 ft
35°C afternoon	2,809 ft	2,986 ft	2,406 ft	3,610 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (15/33, 4,109 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,610 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: KPOE is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KDRI Beauregard Regional Airport	15 nm SW	5,494 ft
KACP Allen Parish Airport	31 nm SE	5,000 ft
KAEX Alexandria International Airport	37 nm NE	9,352 ft
K5R8 De Quincy Industrial Airpark	39 nm S	5,000 ft
KIER Natchitoches Regional Airport	42 nm N	5,003 ft
KJAS Jasper County Airport Bell Field	44 nm W	5,500 ft

04Fuel and services at KPOE

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KPOE. 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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