KWVL · Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport

WATERVILLE, MAINE · SMALL AIRPORT

333

Elevation ft

Runways

5,500

Longest ft · 05/23

44.53N

69.68W

Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport serves Waterville, Maine at 333 ft elevation with its longest runway, 05/23, at 5,500 by 100 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
05/23	5,500 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
14/32	2,301 × 60 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 333 ft is about 14°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, 14°C)	333 ft	2,503 ft	2,145 ft	3,218 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,533 ft	2,737 ft	2,272 ft	3,408 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,733 ft	2,971 ft	2,398 ft	3,597 ft
35°C afternoon	2,813 ft	2,987 ft	2,407 ft	3,610 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (05/23, 5,500 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,610 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 KWVL is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KAUG Augusta State Airport	14 nm S	5,002 ft
KRKD Knox County Regional Airport	38 nm SE	5,412 ft
KLEW Auburn Lewiston Municipal Airport	39 nm SW	5,001 ft
KBGR Bangor International Airport	40 nm NE	11,440 ft
KBXM Brunswick Executive Airport	40 nm S	8,000 ft
KOLD Dewitt Field - Old Town Municipal Airport	50 nm NE	8,400 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KWVL

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

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