KSHN · Sanderson Field

SHELTON, WASHINGTON · SMALL AIRPORT

273

Elevation ft

Runway

5,005

Longest ft · 05/23

47.23N

123.15W

Sanderson Field serves Shelton, Washington at 273 ft elevation with its longest runway, 05/23, at 5,005 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	5,005 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 273 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)	273 ft	2,491 ft	2,139 ft	3,208 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,473 ft	2,725 ft	2,265 ft	3,398 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,673 ft	2,959 ft	2,392 ft	3,588 ft
35°C afternoon	2,739 ft	2,972 ft	2,399 ft	3,598 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (05/23, 5,005 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,598 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 KSHN is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KOLM Olympia Regional Airport	19 nm SE	5,500 ft
KPWT Bremerton National Airport	22 nm NE	6,000 ft
KTIW Tacoma Narrows Airport	23 nm E	5,002 ft
KCLS Chehalis Centralia Airport	34 nm S	5,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KSHN

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

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