KSHL · Sheldon Regional Airport

SHELDON, IOWA · SMALL AIRPORT

1,419

Elevation ft

Runway

4,199

Longest ft · 15/33

43.21N

95.83W

Sheldon Regional Airport serves Sheldon, Iowa at 1,419 ft elevation with its longest runway, 15/33, at 4,199 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
15/33	4,199 × 75 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,419 ft is about 12°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, 12°C)	1,419 ft	2,715 ft	2,260 ft	3,390 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,619 ft	2,949 ft	2,386 ft	3,579 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,819 ft	3,183 ft	2,513 ft	3,769 ft
35°C afternoon	4,160 ft	3,249 ft	2,549 ft	3,823 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (15/33, 4,199 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,823 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 KSHL is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KSXK Sioux County Regional Airport	20 nm SW	5,500 ft
KSPW Spencer Municipal Airport	28 nm E	6,001 ft
KOTG Worthington Municipal Airport	29 nm NE	5,500 ft
KLRJ Le Mars Municipal Airport	30 nm SW	5,056 ft
KSLB Storm Lake Municipal Airport	45 nm SE	5,002 ft
KFSD Sioux Falls Regional Airport	46 nm NW	9,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KSHL

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

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