KRDU · Raleigh-Durham International Airport

RALEIGH/DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA · LARGE AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

435

Elevation ft

Runways

10,000

Longest ft · 05L/23R

35.88N

78.79W

Raleigh-Durham International Airport serves Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina at 435 ft elevation with its longest runway, 05L/23R, at 10,000 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
05L/23R	10,000 × 150 ft	concrete	lit
05R/23L	7,500 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
14/32	3,570 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 435 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)	435 ft	2,523 ft	2,156 ft	3,234 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,635 ft	2,757 ft	2,282 ft	3,424 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,835 ft	2,991 ft	2,409 ft	3,614 ft
35°C afternoon	2,939 ft	3,011 ft	2,420 ft	3,630 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (05L/23R, 10,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,630 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 KRDU is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KTTA Raleigh Executive Jetport	23 nm SW	6,501 ft
KLHZ Triangle North Executive Airport	24 nm E	5,498 ft
KTDF Raleigh Regional Airport at Person County	26 nm N	6,005 ft
KJNX Johnston Regional Airport	28 nm SE	5,500 ft
KHRJ Harnett Regional Jetport Airport	30 nm S	5,005 ft
KHNZ Henderson Oxford Airport	32 nm NE	5,501 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KRDU

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

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