KRFI · Rusk County Airport

HENDERSON, TEXAS · SMALL AIRPORT

442

Elevation ft

Runways

4,004

Longest ft · 16/34

32.14N

94.85W

Rusk County Airport serves Henderson, Texas at 442 ft elevation with its longest runway, 16/34, at 4,004 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
16/34	4,004 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit
12/30	3,002 × 75 ft	asphalt	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 442 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)	442 ft	2,524 ft	2,157 ft	3,235 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,642 ft	2,758 ft	2,283 ft	3,425 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,842 ft	2,992 ft	2,410 ft	3,615 ft
35°C afternoon	2,948 ft	3,013 ft	2,421 ft	3,632 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (16/34, 4,004 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,632 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 KRFI is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KGGG East Texas Regional Airport	16 nm NE	10,000 ft
KJSO Cherokee County Airport	25 nm SW	5,006 ft
KTYR Tyler Pounds Regional Airport	31 nm NW	8,334 ft
KOCH A L Mangham Jr. Regional Airport	35 nm S	5,000 ft
KASL Harrison County Airport	36 nm NE	5,002 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KRFI

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

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