KRGA · Central Kentucky Regional Airport

RICHMOND, KENTUCKY · MEDIUM AIRPORT

1,002

Elevation ft

Runway

5,001

Longest ft · 18/36

37.63N

84.33W

Central Kentucky Regional Airport serves Richmond, Kentucky at 1,002 ft elevation with its longest runway, 18/36, at 5,001 by 100 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
18/36	5,001 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,002 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)	1,002 ft	2,633 ft	2,216 ft	3,324 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,202 ft	2,867 ft	2,342 ft	3,513 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,402 ft	3,102 ft	2,469 ft	3,703 ft
35°C afternoon	3,642 ft	3,148 ft	2,494 ft	3,741 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (18/36, 5,001 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,741 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 KRGA is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KDVK Stuart Powell Field	21 nm W	5,000 ft
KLEX Blue Grass Airport	28 nm NW	7,004 ft
KIOB Mount Sterling Montgomery County Airport	31 nm NE	5,000 ft
KLOZ London-Corbin Airport/Magee Field	35 nm S	5,750 ft
K27K Georgetown-Scott County Regional Airport	37 nm N	5,498 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KRGA

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

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