KSZL · Whiteman Air Force Base

KNOB NOSTER, MISSOURI · MEDIUM AIRPORT

870

Elevation ft

Runway

12,400

Longest ft · 01/19

38.73N

93.55W

Whiteman Air Force Base serves Knob Noster, Missouri at 870 ft elevation with its longest runway, 01/19, at 12,400 by 200 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.

Military airfield. This is a military airfield in the FAA file. It is listed here for reference and for emergency planning. Civil use needs prior permission, there is no FBO, and no Jet A you can buy. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
01/19	12,400 × 200 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 870 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)	870 ft	2,608 ft	2,202 ft	3,303 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,070 ft	2,842 ft	2,328 ft	3,493 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,270 ft	3,076 ft	2,455 ft	3,682 ft
35°C afternoon	3,479 ft	3,117 ft	2,477 ft	3,716 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (01/19, 12,400 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,716 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

Listed for reference only: KSZL is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KDMO Sedalia Memorial Airport	17 nm E	5,500 ft
KMHL Marshall Memorial Municipal Airport	27 nm NE	5,005 ft
KLXT Lee's Summit Municipal Airport	41 nm W	5,501 ft
KGPH Midwest National Air Center Airport	51 nm NW	5,502 ft
KMKC Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport	54 nm NW	6,827 ft
KAIZ Lee C Fine Memorial Airport	60 nm SE	6,497 ft

04Fuel and services at KSZL

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KSZL. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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