KPPO · La Porte Municipal Airport
La Porte Municipal Airport serves La Porte, Indiana at 812 ft elevation with its longest runway, 02/20, at 5,000 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 5,000 × 75 ft | asphalt | lit |
| 14/32 | 2,797 × 60 ft | asphalt | unlit |
02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins
Standard temperature at 812 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) | 812 ft | 2,596 ft | 2,196 ft | 3,293 ft |
| Warm day (ISA +10) | 2,012 ft | 2,830 ft | 2,322 ft | 3,483 ft |
| Hot day (ISA +20) | 3,212 ft | 3,064 ft | 2,449 ft | 3,673 ft |
| 35°C afternoon | 3,407 ft | 3,103 ft | 2,469 ft | 3,704 ft |
03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more
Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KPPO is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.
| Airport | Distance | Longest runway |
|---|---|---|
| KVPZ Porter County Municipal Airport | 14 nm SW | 7,001 ft |
| KOXI Starke County Airport | 15 nm S | 5,002 ft |
| KSBN South Bend International Airport | 20 nm NE | 8,412 ft |
| KGYY Gary/Chicago International Airport | 31 nm W | 8,859 ft |
| KEKM Elkhart Municipal Airport | 34 nm E | 6,500 ft |
| KBEH Southwest Michigan Regional Airport | 36 nm N | 6,006 ft |
04Jet A prices and FBOs at KPPO
No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KPPO, 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 KPPO or read what a fuel stop actually saves.