KPVU · Provo Municipal Airport

PROVO, UTAH · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

4,497

Elevation ft

Runways

8,603

Longest ft · 13/31

40.22N

111.72W

Provo Municipal Airport serves Provo, Utah at 4,497 ft elevation with its longest runway, 13/31, at 8,603 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.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
13/31	8,603 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
18/36	6,628 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 4,497 ft is about 6°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, 6°C)	4,497 ft	3,315 ft	2,584 ft	3,877 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	5,697 ft	3,549 ft	2,711 ft	4,067 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	6,897 ft	3,783 ft	2,838 ft	4,256 ft
35°C afternoon	7,976 ft	3,994 ft	2,951 ft	4,427 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (13/31, 8,603 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,427 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 KPVU is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KSPK Spanish Fork Municipal Airport/Woodhouse Field	5 nm SE	6,500 ft
KHCR Heber Valley Airport	21 nm NE	6,898 ft
KSVR South Valley Regional Airport	27 nm NW	5,862 ft
KU14 J. Randy McKnight Nephi Municipal Airport	30 nm S	6,300 ft
KSLC Salt Lake City International Airport	36 nm N	12,002 ft
KTVY Bolinder Field Tooele Valley Airport	37 nm NW	6,102 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KPVU

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

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