KSLB · Storm Lake Municipal Airport

STORM LAKE, IOWA · SMALL AIRPORT

1,488

Elevation ft

Runways

5,002

Longest ft · 17/35

42.60N

95.24W

Storm Lake Municipal Airport serves Storm Lake, Iowa at 1,488 ft elevation with its longest runway, 17/35, at 5,002 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
17/35	5,002 × 75 ft	concrete	lit
13/31	3,034 × 50 ft	concrete	lit
06/24	1,962 × 95 ft	turf	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,488 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)	1,488 ft	2,728 ft	2,267 ft	3,400 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,688 ft	2,962 ft	2,394 ft	3,590 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,888 ft	3,196 ft	2,520 ft	3,780 ft
35°C afternoon	4,245 ft	3,266 ft	2,558 ft	3,837 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (17/35, 5,002 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,837 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 KSLB is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KSPW Spencer Municipal Airport	34 nm N	6,001 ft
KDNS Denison Municipal Airport	37 nm S	5,000 ft
KCIN Arthur N Neu Airport	39 nm SE	5,506 ft
KLRJ Le Mars Municipal Airport	43 nm W	5,056 ft
KFOD Fort Dodge Regional Airport	46 nm E	6,547 ft
KSXK Sioux County Regional Airport	47 nm NW	5,500 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KSLB

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

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