KVNW · Van Wert County Airport

VAN WERT, OHIO · SMALL AIRPORT

785

Elevation ft

Runways

5,000

Longest ft · 09/27

40.86N

84.61W

Van Wert County Airport serves Van Wert, Ohio at 785 ft elevation with its longest runway, 09/27, at 5,000 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	5,000 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit
18/36	2,558 × 95 ft	turf	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 785 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)	785 ft	2,591 ft	2,193 ft	3,289 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,985 ft	2,825 ft	2,319 ft	3,479 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,185 ft	3,059 ft	2,446 ft	3,669 ft
35°C afternoon	3,373 ft	3,096 ft	2,466 ft	3,699 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (09/27, 5,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,699 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 KVNW is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KAXV Neil Armstrong Airport	26 nm SE	5,500 ft
KFWA Fort Wayne International Airport	27 nm W	11,981 ft
KAOH Lima Allen County Airport	28 nm E	6,000 ft
KPLD Portland Municipal Airport	30 nm SW	5,505 ft
KGWB De Kalb County Airport	34 nm NW	7,106 ft
KHHG Huntington Municipal Airport	39 nm W	5,001 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KVNW

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

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