KSFZ · North Central State Airport

PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND · SMALL AIRPORT

441

Elevation ft

Runways

5,000

Longest ft · 05/23

41.92N

71.49W

North Central State Airport serves Pawtucket, Rhode Island at 441 ft elevation with its longest runway, 05/23, at 5,000 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
05/23	5,000 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
15/33	3,211 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 441 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)	441 ft	2,524 ft	2,157 ft	3,235 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,641 ft	2,758 ft	2,283 ft	3,425 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,841 ft	2,992 ft	2,410 ft	3,615 ft
35°C afternoon	2,947 ft	3,013 ft	2,421 ft	3,631 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (05/23, 5,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,631 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 KSFZ is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KPVD Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport	12 nm S	8,700 ft
KOQU Quonset State Airport	20 nm S	7,000 ft
KORH Worcester Regional Airport	27 nm NW	7,001 ft
KEWB New Bedford Regional Airport	28 nm SE	5,400 ft
KBOS Boston Logan International Airport	34 nm NE	10,083 ft
KBED Laurence G Hanscom Field	34 nm N	7,011 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KSFZ

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

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