KSTK · Sterling Municipal Airport

STERLING, COLORADO · SMALL AIRPORT

4,040

Elevation ft

Runways

5,201

Longest ft · 15/33

40.61N

103.26W

Sterling Municipal Airport serves Sterling, Colorado at 4,040 ft elevation with its longest runway, 15/33, at 5,201 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	5,201 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit
04/22	2,500 × 150 ft	gvl	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 4,040 ft is about 7°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, 7°C)	4,040 ft	3,226 ft	2,536 ft	3,804 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	5,240 ft	3,460 ft	2,663 ft	3,994 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	6,440 ft	3,694 ft	2,789 ft	4,184 ft
35°C afternoon	7,410 ft	3,883 ft	2,892 ft	4,338 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (15/33, 5,201 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,338 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 KSTK is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KAKO Colorado Plains Regional Airport	26 nm S	7,001 ft
KFMM Fort Morgan Municipal Airport	30 nm SW	5,731 ft
KSNY Sidney Municipal Airport Lloyd W Carr Field	32 nm NE	6,600 ft
KIBM Kimball Municipal Robert E Arraj Field	39 nm NW	6,199 ft
KHEQ Holyoke Airport	45 nm E	5,000 ft
82V Pine Bluffs Municipal Airport	51 nm NW	5,330 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KSTK

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

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