KSPA · Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport

SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA · SMALL AIRPORT

801

Elevation ft

Runway

5,852

Longest ft · 05/23

34.92N

81.96W

Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport serves Spartanburg, South Carolina at 801 ft elevation with its longest runway, 05/23, at 5,852 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	5,852 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 801 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)	801 ft	2,594 ft	2,195 ft	3,292 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,001 ft	2,828 ft	2,321 ft	3,482 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,201 ft	3,062 ft	2,448 ft	3,672 ft
35°C afternoon	3,393 ft	3,100 ft	2,468 ft	3,702 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (05/23, 5,852 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,702 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 KSPA is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KGSP Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport	13 nm W	11,001 ft
KGMU Greenville Downtown Airport	20 nm W	5,393 ft
KGYH Donaldson Field Airport	23 nm SW	8,000 ft
KEHO Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport	27 nm NE	5,001 ft
KFQD Rutherford County Marchman Field	31 nm N	5,000 ft
KLQK Pickens County Airport	37 nm W	5,002 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KSPA

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

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