KUUU · Newport State Airport

NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

172

Elevation ft

Runways

2,999

Longest ft · 04/22

41.53N

71.28W

Newport State Airport serves Newport, Rhode Island at 172 ft elevation with its longest runway, 04/22, at 2,999 by 75 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
04/22	2,999 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit
16/34	2,623 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 172 ft is about 15°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, 15°C)	172 ft	2,472 ft	2,128 ft	3,192 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,372 ft	2,706 ft	2,255 ft	3,382 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,572 ft	2,940 ft	2,381 ft	3,572 ft
35°C afternoon	2,613 ft	2,948 ft	2,386 ft	3,579 ft

Planning aid only. On a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (04/22, 2,999 ft) is within 20 percent of the 1.5x landing figure for a Meridian-class turboprop (3,579 ft). Plan hot-day departures for the morning and check the POH. 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 KUUU is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KOQU Quonset State Airport	7 nm NW	7,000 ft
KPVD Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport	13 nm NW	8,700 ft
KEWB New Bedford Regional Airport	17 nm NE	5,400 ft
KSFZ North Central State Airport	25 nm N	5,000 ft
KMVY Martha's Vineyard Airport	31 nm E	5,504 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KUUU

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

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