KSEM · Craig Field

SELMA, ALABAMA · SMALL AIRPORT

166

Elevation ft

Runway

8,014

Longest ft · 15/33

32.34N

86.99W

Craig Field serves Selma, Alabama at 166 ft elevation with its longest runway, 15/33, at 8,014 by 150 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
15/33	8,014 × 150 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 166 ft is about 15°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, 15°C)	166 ft	2,470 ft	2,128 ft	3,191 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,366 ft	2,704 ft	2,254 ft	3,381 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,566 ft	2,938 ft	2,381 ft	3,571 ft
35°C afternoon	2,606 ft	2,946 ft	2,385 ft	3,577 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (15/33, 8,014 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,577 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 KSEM is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KA08 Vaiden Field	23 nm NW	6,400 ft
K1A9 Prattville - Grouby Field	25 nm E	5,400 ft
KMGM Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport	30 nm E	9,020 ft
KPRN Mac Crenshaw Memorial Airport	36 nm SE	5,501 ft
KDYA Demopolis Municipal Airport	50 nm W	5,002 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KSEM

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

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