KZEF · Elkin Municipal Airport

ELKIN, NORTH CAROLINA · SMALL AIRPORT

1,068

Elevation ft

Runway

4,001

Longest ft · 07/25

36.28N

80.79W

Elkin Municipal Airport serves Elkin, North Carolina at 1,068 ft elevation with its longest runway, 07/25, at 4,001 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
07/25	4,001 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,068 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)	1,068 ft	2,646 ft	2,223 ft	3,334 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,268 ft	2,880 ft	2,349 ft	3,524 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,468 ft	3,114 ft	2,476 ft	3,714 ft
35°C afternoon	3,724 ft	3,164 ft	2,503 ft	3,754 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (07/25, 4,001 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,754 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 KZEF is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KUKF Wilkes County Airport	16 nm W	6,201 ft
KMWK Mount Airy Surry County Airport	16 nm NE	5,500 ft
KINT Smith Reynolds Airport	29 nm E	6,655 ft
KGEV Ashe County Airport	32 nm W	5,002 ft
KSVH Statesville Regional Airport	32 nm S	7,003 ft
KEXX Davidson County Executive Airport	38 nm SE	5,004 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KZEF

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

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