KSDA · Shenandoah Municipal Airport

SHENANDOAH, IOWA · SMALL AIRPORT

971

Elevation ft

Runways

5,000

Longest ft · 04/22

40.75N

95.41W

Shenandoah Municipal Airport serves Shenandoah, Iowa at 971 ft elevation with its longest runway, 04/22, 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.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
04/22	5,000 × 75 ft	concrete	lit
12/30	3,439 × 75 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 971 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)	971 ft	2,627 ft	2,212 ft	3,319 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,171 ft	2,861 ft	2,339 ft	3,509 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,371 ft	3,095 ft	2,466 ft	3,698 ft
35°C afternoon	3,604 ft	3,141 ft	2,490 ft	3,735 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (04/22, 5,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,735 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 KSDA is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KRDK Red Oak Municipal Airport	17 nm NE	5,100 ft
KICL Schenck Field	18 nm E	5,002 ft
KPMV Plattsmouth Municipal Airport	26 nm NW	5,500 ft
KCBF Council Bluffs Municipal Airport	34 nm NW	5,500 ft
KOMA Eppley Airfield	40 nm NW	9,502 ft
KAIO Atlantic Municipal Airport	43 nm NE	5,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KSDA

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

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