KVPZ · Porter County Municipal Airport

VALPARAISO, INDIANA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

770

Elevation ft

Runways

7,001

Longest ft · 09/27

41.45N

87.01W

Porter County Municipal Airport serves Valparaiso, Indiana at 770 ft elevation with its longest runway, 09/27, at 7,001 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.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
09/27	7,001 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
18/36	4,001 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 770 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)	770 ft	2,588 ft	2,191 ft	3,287 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,970 ft	2,822 ft	2,318 ft	3,477 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,170 ft	3,056 ft	2,444 ft	3,667 ft
35°C afternoon	3,355 ft	3,092 ft	2,464 ft	3,696 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (09/27, 7,001 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,696 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 KVPZ is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KPPO La Porte Municipal Airport	14 nm NE	5,000 ft
KOXI Starke County Airport	17 nm SE	5,002 ft
KGYY Gary/Chicago International Airport	21 nm NW	8,859 ft
KC56 Bult Field	31 nm W	5,002 ft
KSBN South Bend International Airport	35 nm NE	8,412 ft
KMDW Chicago Midway International Airport	39 nm NW	6,522 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KVPZ

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

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