KT82 · Gillespie County Airport

FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS · SMALL AIRPORT

1,695

Elevation ft

Runway

5,002

Longest ft · 14/32

30.24N

98.91W

Gillespie County Airport serves Fredericksburg, Texas at 1,695 ft elevation with its longest runway, 14/32, 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
14/32	5,002 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,695 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)	1,695 ft	2,769 ft	2,289 ft	3,433 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,895 ft	3,003 ft	2,415 ft	3,623 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,095 ft	3,237 ft	2,542 ft	3,813 ft
35°C afternoon	4,502 ft	3,316 ft	2,585 ft	3,877 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (14/32, 5,002 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,877 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 KT82 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KERV Kerrville / Kerr County Airport at Louis Schreiner Field	18 nm SW	6,004 ft
K5C1 Boerne Stage Field	33 nm S	5,006 ft
KDZB Horseshoe Bay Resort Airpark	33 nm NE	5,977 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KT82

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KT82, 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 KT82 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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