KRUQ · Mid-Carolina Regional Airport

SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA · SMALL AIRPORT

772

Elevation ft

Runway

5,501

Longest ft · 02/20

35.65N

80.52W

Mid-Carolina Regional Airport serves Salisbury, North Carolina at 772 ft elevation with its longest runway, 02/20, at 5,501 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
02/20	5,501 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 772 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)	772 ft	2,589 ft	2,191 ft	3,287 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,972 ft	2,823 ft	2,318 ft	3,477 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,172 ft	3,057 ft	2,445 ft	3,667 ft
35°C afternoon	3,357 ft	3,093 ft	2,464 ft	3,696 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (02/20, 5,501 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,696 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 KRUQ is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KEXX Davidson County Executive Airport	13 nm NE	5,004 ft
KJQF Concord-Padgett Regional Airport	18 nm SW	7,402 ft
KSVH Statesville Regional Airport	22 nm W	7,003 ft
KVUJ Stanly County Airport	23 nm SE	5,499 ft
KHBI Asheboro Regional Airport	31 nm E	5,501 ft
KINT Smith Reynolds Airport	33 nm NE	6,655 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KRUQ

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

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