KVES · Darke County Airport

VERSAILLES, OHIO · SMALL AIRPORT

1,007

Elevation ft

Runway

4,802

Longest ft · 09/27

40.20N

84.53W

Darke County Airport serves Versailles, Ohio at 1,007 ft elevation with its longest runway, 09/27, at 4,802 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
09/27	4,802 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,007 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)	1,007 ft	2,634 ft	2,216 ft	3,324 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,207 ft	2,868 ft	2,343 ft	3,514 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,407 ft	3,103 ft	2,469 ft	3,704 ft
35°C afternoon	3,649 ft	3,150 ft	2,495 ft	3,742 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (09/27, 4,802 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,742 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 KVES is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KSCA Sidney Municipal Airport	18 nm E	5,013 ft
KAXV Neil Armstrong Airport	20 nm NE	5,500 ft
KDAY James M. Cox Dayton International Airport	23 nm SE	10,901 ft
KPLD Portland Municipal Airport	26 nm NW	5,505 ft
KRID Richmond Municipal Airport	30 nm SW	5,502 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KVES

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

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