KROA · Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport

ROANOKE, VIRGINIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

1,175

Elevation ft

Runways

6,800

Longest ft · 06/24

37.33N

79.98W

Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport serves Roanoke, Virginia at 1,175 ft elevation with its longest runway, 06/24, at 6,800 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
06/24	6,800 × 150 ft	asphalt (good)	lit
16/34	5,810 × 150 ft	asphalt (good)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,175 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)	1,175 ft	2,667 ft	2,234 ft	3,351 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,375 ft	2,901 ft	2,361 ft	3,541 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,575 ft	3,135 ft	2,487 ft	3,731 ft
35°C afternoon	3,857 ft	3,190 ft	2,517 ft	3,775 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (06/24, 6,800 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,775 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 KROA is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KBCB Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport	22 nm W	5,501 ft
KPSK New River Valley Airport	35 nm W	6,201 ft
KLYH Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field	37 nm E	7,100 ft
KLWB Greenbrier Valley Airport	38 nm NW	7,003 ft
KHSP Ingalls Field	38 nm N	5,600 ft
KMTV Blue Ridge Airport	42 nm S	5,002 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KROA

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

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