KRHP · Western Carolina Regional Airport

ANDREWS, NORTH CAROLINA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

1,697

Elevation ft

Runway

5,500

Longest ft · 08/26

35.20N

83.86W

Western Carolina Regional Airport serves Andrews, North Carolina at 1,697 ft elevation with its longest runway, 08/26, at 5,500 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
08/26	5,500 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,697 ft is about 12°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, 12°C)	1,697 ft	2,769 ft	2,289 ft	3,434 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,897 ft	3,003 ft	2,416 ft	3,623 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,097 ft	3,237 ft	2,542 ft	3,813 ft
35°C afternoon	4,504 ft	3,316 ft	2,585 ft	3,878 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (08/26, 5,500 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,878 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 KRHP is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KDZJ Blairsville Airport	21 nm S	5,004 ft
K1A5 Macon County Airport	22 nm E	5,002 ft
KMMI McMinn County Airport	36 nm W	6,450 ft
KTYS McGhee Tyson Airport	38 nm N	10,000 ft
KGKT Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport	43 nm N	5,506 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KRHP

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

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