KVAD · Moody Air Force Base

VALDOSTA, GEORGIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

233

Elevation ft

Runways

9,300

Longest ft · 19L/01R

30.97N

83.19W

Moody Air Force Base serves Valdosta, Georgia at 233 ft elevation with its longest runway, 19L/01R, at 9,300 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.

Military airfield. This is a military airfield in the FAA file. It is listed here for reference and for emergency planning. Civil use needs prior permission, there is no FBO, and no Jet A you can buy. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
19L/01R	9,300 × 150 ft	concrete	lit
19R/01L	8,002 × 150 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 233 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)	233 ft	2,483 ft	2,135 ft	3,202 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,433 ft	2,717 ft	2,261 ft	3,392 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,633 ft	2,952 ft	2,388 ft	3,582 ft
35°C afternoon	2,689 ft	2,962 ft	2,394 ft	3,591 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (19L/01R, 9,300 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,591 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

Listed for reference only: KVAD is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KVLD Valdosta Regional Airport	12 nm S	8,003 ft
4J2 Berrien County Airport	15 nm N	5,002 ft
15J Cook County Airport	17 nm NW	5,502 ft
K4J5 Quitman Brooks County Airport	22 nm SW	5,000 ft
KTMA Henry Tift Myers Airport	32 nm NW	6,506 ft
KMGR Moultrie Municipal Airport	32 nm W	6,000 ft

04Fuel and services at KVAD

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KVAD. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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