KRSL · Russell Municipal Airport

RUSSELL, KANSAS · MEDIUM AIRPORT

1,862

Elevation ft

Runways

5,000

Longest ft · 17/35

38.87N

98.81W

Russell Municipal Airport serves Russell, Kansas at 1,862 ft elevation with its longest runway, 17/35, at 5,000 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.

Open KRSL in JetDesk: live METAR, TAF, winds and runway verdict →

01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
17/35	5,000 × 75 ft	concrete	lit
03/21	1,602 × 300 ft	graded earth	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,862 ft is about 11°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, 11°C)	1,862 ft	2,801 ft	2,306 ft	3,460 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	3,062 ft	3,035 ft	2,433 ft	3,650 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,262 ft	3,269 ft	2,560 ft	3,839 ft
35°C afternoon	4,709 ft	3,356 ft	2,607 ft	3,910 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (17/35, 5,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,910 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 KRSL is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KHYS Hays Regional Airport	22 nm W	6,501 ft
KGBD Great Bend Municipal Airport	32 nm S	7,852 ft
KRCP Rooks County Regional Airport	37 nm NW	5,000 ft
KSLN Salina Municipal Airport	54 nm E	12,301 ft
KHLC Hill City Municipal Airport	56 nm NW	5,001 ft
KPHG Phillipsburg Municipal Airport	57 nm NW	5,101 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KRSL

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

All Kansas airports · Airport directory · Open JetDesk