KSHD · Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport

WEYERS CAVE, VIRGINIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

1,201

Elevation ft

Runway

6,002

Longest ft · 05/23

38.26N

78.90W

Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport serves Weyers Cave, Virginia at 1,201 ft elevation with its longest runway, 05/23, at 6,002 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
05/23	6,002 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,201 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)	1,201 ft	2,672 ft	2,237 ft	3,355 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,401 ft	2,906 ft	2,363 ft	3,545 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,601 ft	3,140 ft	2,490 ft	3,735 ft
35°C afternoon	3,889 ft	3,197 ft	2,520 ft	3,780 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (05/23, 6,002 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,780 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 KSHD is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KCHO Charlottesville Albemarle Airport	22 nm E	6,801 ft
W99 Grant County Airport	45 nm N	5,000 ft
KHSP Ingalls Field	48 nm SW	5,600 ft
KCJR Culpeper Regional Airport	51 nm E	5,000 ft
KLYH Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field	58 nm S	7,100 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KSHD

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

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