KVTA · Newark Heath Airport

NEWARK, OHIO · SMALL AIRPORT

884

Elevation ft

Runway

4,649

Longest ft · 09/27

40.02N

82.46W

Newark Heath Airport serves Newark, Ohio at 884 ft elevation with its longest runway, 09/27, at 4,649 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	4,649 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 884 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)	884 ft	2,610 ft	2,203 ft	3,305 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,084 ft	2,844 ft	2,330 ft	3,495 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,284 ft	3,079 ft	2,456 ft	3,685 ft
35°C afternoon	3,496 ft	3,120 ft	2,479 ft	3,718 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (09/27, 4,649 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,718 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 KVTA is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
K4I3 Knox County Airport	18 nm N	5,504 ft
KLHQ Fairfield County Airport	18 nm SW	5,003 ft
KCMH John Glenn Columbus International Airport	20 nm W	10,114 ft
KLCK Rickenbacker International Airport	25 nm SW	12,103 ft
KOSU The Ohio State University Airport - Don Scott Field	28 nm W	5,004 ft
KTZR Bolton Field	32 nm W	5,500 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KVTA

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

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