KTCL · Tuscaloosa National Airport

TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

170

Elevation ft

Runways

6,498

Longest ft · 04/22

33.22N

87.61W

Tuscaloosa National Airport serves Tuscaloosa, Alabama at 170 ft elevation with its longest runway, 04/22, at 6,498 by 150 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
04/22	6,498 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
12/30	4,000 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 170 ft is about 15°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, 15°C)	170 ft	2,471 ft	2,128 ft	3,192 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,370 ft	2,705 ft	2,255 ft	3,382 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,570 ft	2,939 ft	2,381 ft	3,572 ft
35°C afternoon	2,611 ft	2,947 ft	2,385 ft	3,578 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (04/22, 6,498 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,578 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 KTCL is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
K3M8 North Pickens Airport	22 nm NW	5,144 ft
KAIV George Downer Airport	30 nm W	5,001 ft
KEKY Bessemer Airport	35 nm E	6,007 ft
KEET Shelby County Airport	42 nm E	5,000 ft
KJFX Walker County Airport Bevill Field	44 nm N	5,004 ft
KA08 Vaiden Field	44 nm S	6,400 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KTCL

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

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