KU14 · J. Randy McKnight Nephi Municipal Airport

NEPHI, UTAH · SMALL AIRPORT

5,022

Elevation ft

Runway

6,300

Longest ft · 17/35

39.74N

111.87W

J. Randy McKnight Nephi Municipal Airport serves Nephi, Utah at 5,022 ft elevation with its longest runway, 17/35, at 6,300 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
17/35	6,300 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 5,022 ft is about 5°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, 5°C)	5,022 ft	3,417 ft	2,640 ft	3,960 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	6,222 ft	3,652 ft	2,766 ft	4,150 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	7,422 ft	3,886 ft	2,893 ft	4,340 ft
35°C afternoon	8,627 ft	4,121 ft	3,020 ft	4,530 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (17/35, 6,300 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,530 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 KU14 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KSPK Spanish Fork Municipal Airport/Woodhouse Field	26 nm N	6,500 ft
41U Manti-Ephraim Airport	27 nm SE	5,021 ft
KPVU Provo Municipal Airport	30 nm N	8,603 ft
KDTA Delta Municipal Airport	36 nm SW	6,065 ft
KHCR Heber Valley Airport	49 nm NE	6,898 ft
KFOM Fillmore Municipal Airport	52 nm SW	5,040 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KU14

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KU14, 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 KU14 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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