KTIF · Thomas County Airport

THEDFORD, NEBRASKA · SMALL AIRPORT

2,925

Elevation ft

Runway

4,402

Longest ft · 11/29

41.96N

100.57W

Thomas County Airport serves Thedford, Nebraska at 2,925 ft elevation with its longest runway, 11/29, at 4,402 by 60 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
11/29	4,402 × 60 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 2,925 ft is about 9°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, 9°C)	2,925 ft	3,008 ft	2,419 ft	3,628 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	4,125 ft	3,243 ft	2,545 ft	3,818 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	5,325 ft	3,477 ft	2,672 ft	4,008 ft
35°C afternoon	6,027 ft	3,614 ft	2,746 ft	4,119 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (11/29, 4,402 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,119 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 KTIF is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KANW Ainsworth Regional Airport	45 nm NE	6,824 ft
KLBF North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field	50 nm S	8,001 ft
KCZD Cozad Municipal Airport	70 nm S	5,000 ft
KOGA Ogallala Municipal Airport Searle Field	74 nm SW	5,102 ft
KLXN Jim Kelly Field	79 nm SE	5,489 ft
KGRN Gordon Municipal Airport	87 nm NW	5,196 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KTIF

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

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