KTPL · Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport

TEMPLE, TEXAS · MEDIUM AIRPORT

682

Elevation ft

Runways

7,000

Longest ft · 16/34

31.15N

97.41W

Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport serves Temple, Texas at 682 ft elevation with its longest runway, 16/34, at 7,000 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
16/34	7,000 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
03/21	4,740 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 682 ft is about 14°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, 14°C)	682 ft	2,571 ft	2,182 ft	3,273 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,882 ft	2,805 ft	2,309 ft	3,463 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,082 ft	3,039 ft	2,435 ft	3,653 ft
35°C afternoon	3,246 ft	3,071 ft	2,452 ft	3,679 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (16/34, 7,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,679 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 KTPL is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KILE Skylark Field	15 nm W	5,495 ft
KPWG McGregor Executive Airport	20 nm N	5,501 ft
KACT Waco Regional Airport	29 nm N	7,107 ft
KGTU Georgetown Executive Airport at Johnny Gantt Field	32 nm SW	5,004 ft
KCNW TSTC Waco Airport	34 nm NE	8,600 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KTPL

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

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