KTOP · Philip Billard Municipal Airport

TOPEKA, KANSAS · MEDIUM AIRPORT

881

Elevation ft

Runways

5,099

Longest ft · 13/31

39.07N

95.62W

Philip Billard Municipal Airport serves Topeka, Kansas at 881 ft elevation with its longest runway, 13/31, at 5,099 by 100 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
13/31	5,099 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
18/36	4,331 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit
04/22	3,002 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 881 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)	881 ft	2,610 ft	2,203 ft	3,304 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,081 ft	2,844 ft	2,330 ft	3,494 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,281 ft	3,078 ft	2,456 ft	3,684 ft
35°C afternoon	3,492 ft	3,119 ft	2,478 ft	3,718 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (13/31, 5,099 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,718 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 KTOP is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KFOE Topeka Regional Airport	7 nm S	12,803 ft
KLWC Lawrence Municipal Airport	19 nm E	5,701 ft
KIXD New Century AirCenter Airport	37 nm SE	7,339 ft
KMCI Kansas City International Airport	45 nm E	10,801 ft
KUKL Coffey County Airport	46 nm S	5,500 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KTOP

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

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