KSME · Lake Cumberland Regional Airport

SOMERSET, KENTUCKY · MEDIUM AIRPORT

927

Elevation ft

Runway

5,801

Longest ft · 05/23

37.05N

84.62W

Lake Cumberland Regional Airport serves Somerset, Kentucky at 927 ft elevation with its longest runway, 05/23, at 5,801 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	5,801 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 927 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)	927 ft	2,619 ft	2,208 ft	3,312 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,127 ft	2,853 ft	2,334 ft	3,502 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,327 ft	3,087 ft	2,461 ft	3,691 ft
35°C afternoon	3,549 ft	3,130 ft	2,484 ft	3,727 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (05/23, 5,801 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,727 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 KSME is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
K24 Russell County Airport	23 nm W	5,010 ft
KBYL Williamsburg Whitley County Airport	25 nm SE	5,499 ft
KLOZ London-Corbin Airport/Magee Field	25 nm E	5,750 ft
KDVK Stuart Powell Field	32 nm N	5,000 ft
KSCX Scott Municipal Airport	36 nm S	5,505 ft
KRGA Central Kentucky Regional Airport	37 nm N	5,001 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KSME

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

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