KSCD · Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport

SYLACAUGA, ALABAMA · SMALL AIRPORT

569

Elevation ft

Runway

5,390

Longest ft · 09/27

33.17N

86.31W

Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport serves Sylacauga, Alabama at 569 ft elevation with its longest runway, 09/27, at 5,390 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
09/27	5,390 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 569 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)	569 ft	2,549 ft	2,170 ft	3,255 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,769 ft	2,783 ft	2,297 ft	3,445 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,969 ft	3,017 ft	2,423 ft	3,635 ft
35°C afternoon	3,106 ft	3,044 ft	2,438 ft	3,657 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (09/27, 5,390 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,657 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 KSCD is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KALX Thomas C Russell Field	23 nm SE	5,422 ft
KEET Shelby County Airport	24 nm W	5,000 ft
KASN Talladega Municipal Airport	27 nm NE	6,032 ft
KEKY Bessemer Airport	32 nm W	6,007 ft
KBHM Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport	32 nm NW	12,007 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KSCD

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

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