KUES · Waukesha County Airport

WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN · SMALL AIRPORT

911

Elevation ft

Runways

5,849

Longest ft · 10/28

43.04N

88.24W

Waukesha County Airport serves Waukesha, Wisconsin at 911 ft elevation with its longest runway, 10/28, at 5,849 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
10/28	5,849 × 100 ft	concrete	lit
18/36	3,599 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 911 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)	911 ft	2,616 ft	2,206 ft	3,309 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,111 ft	2,850 ft	2,333 ft	3,499 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,311 ft	3,084 ft	2,459 ft	3,689 ft
35°C afternoon	3,530 ft	3,126 ft	2,482 ft	3,724 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (10/28, 5,849 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,724 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 KUES is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMKE General Mitchell International Airport	16 nm E	9,990 ft
KRAC John H Batten Airport	25 nm SE	6,574 ft
KENW Kenosha Regional Airport	30 nm SE	6,600 ft
KUNU Dodge County Airport	31 nm NW	5,060 ft
KUGN Waukegan National Airport	41 nm SE	6,001 ft
KJVL Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport	44 nm SW	7,302 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KUES

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

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