KW03 · Wilson Industrial Air Center Airport

WILSON, NORTH CAROLINA · SMALL AIRPORT

161

Elevation ft

Runways

4,500

Longest ft · 03/21

35.77N

77.97W

Wilson Industrial Air Center Airport serves Wilson, North Carolina at 161 ft elevation with its longest runway, 03/21, at 4,500 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
03/21	4,500 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
15/33	4,499 × 150 ft	asphalt	unlit
09/27	4,498 × 150 ft	asphalt	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 161 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)	161 ft	2,469 ft	2,127 ft	3,190 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,361 ft	2,703 ft	2,254 ft	3,380 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,561 ft	2,937 ft	2,380 ft	3,570 ft
35°C afternoon	2,600 ft	2,945 ft	2,384 ft	3,576 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (03/21, 4,500 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,576 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 KW03 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KRWI Rocky Mount Wilson Regional Airport	6 nm NE	7,099 ft
KGWW Wayne Executive Jetport	19 nm S	5,501 ft
KLHZ Triangle North Executive Airport	23 nm NW	5,498 ft
KJNX Johnston Regional Airport	25 nm SW	5,500 ft
KPGV Pitt-Greenville Airport	30 nm E	7,175 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KW03

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KW03, 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 KW03 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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