KS83 · Shoshone County Airport

SMELTERVILLE, IDAHO · SMALL AIRPORT

2,223

Elevation ft

Runway

5,316

Longest ft · 07/25

47.55N

116.19W

Shoshone County Airport serves Smelterville, Idaho at 2,223 ft elevation with its longest runway, 07/25, at 5,316 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.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
07/25	5,316 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 2,223 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)	2,223 ft	2,872 ft	2,345 ft	3,517 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	3,423 ft	3,106 ft	2,471 ft	3,707 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,623 ft	3,340 ft	2,598 ft	3,897 ft
35°C afternoon	5,157 ft	3,444 ft	2,654 ft	3,981 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (07/25, 5,316 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,981 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 KS83 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KCOE Coeur D'Alene Airport - Pappy Boyington Field	29 nm NW	7,400 ft
KSFF Felts Field	47 nm W	6,000 ft
KSZT Sandpoint Airport	48 nm N	5,501 ft
KS59 Libby Airport	52 nm NE	5,003 ft
KGEG Spokane International Airport	55 nm W	11,002 ft
KDEW Deer Park Airport	56 nm NW	6,101 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KS83

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KS83, 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 KS83 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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