KRSN · Ruston Regional Airport

RUSTON, LOUISIANA · SMALL AIRPORT

311

Elevation ft

Runway

6,002

Longest ft · 18/36

32.51N

92.59W

Ruston Regional Airport serves Ruston, Louisiana at 311 ft elevation with its longest runway, 18/36, at 6,002 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	6,002 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 311 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)	311 ft	2,499 ft	2,143 ft	3,214 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,511 ft	2,733 ft	2,269 ft	3,404 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,711 ft	2,967 ft	2,396 ft	3,594 ft
35°C afternoon	2,786 ft	2,981 ft	2,404 ft	3,606 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (18/36, 6,002 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,606 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 KRSN is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMLU Monroe Regional Airport	28 nm E	7,504 ft
KMNE Minden Airport	37 nm W	5,004 ft
KELD South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field	44 nm N	6,601 ft
0R7 The Red River Airport	48 nm SW	5,000 ft
KAGO Magnolia Municipal Airport / Ralph C Weiser Field	53 nm NW	5,007 ft
KIER Natchitoches Regional Airport	53 nm SW	5,003 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KRSN

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

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