KZER · Schuylkill County Joe Zerbey Airport

POTTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA · SMALL AIRPORT

1,729

Elevation ft

Runways

5,101

Longest ft · 11/29

40.71N

76.37W

Schuylkill County Joe Zerbey Airport serves Pottsville, Pennsylvania at 1,729 ft elevation with its longest runway, 11/29, at 5,101 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
11/29	5,101 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit
04/22	2,523 × 140 ft	turf	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,729 ft is about 12°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, 12°C)	1,729 ft	2,775 ft	2,292 ft	3,439 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,929 ft	3,009 ft	2,419 ft	3,629 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,129 ft	3,243 ft	2,546 ft	3,818 ft
35°C afternoon	4,544 ft	3,324 ft	2,589 ft	3,884 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (11/29, 5,101 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,884 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 KZER is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KHZL Hazleton Municipal Airport	24 nm NE	5,001 ft
KRDG Reading Regional Airport (Carl A Spaatz Field)	27 nm SE	6,350 ft
KLNS Lancaster Airport	35 nm S	6,933 ft
KMDT Harrisburg International Airport	36 nm SW	10,001 ft
KCXY Capital City Airport	37 nm SW	5,000 ft
KIPT Williamsport Regional Airport	41 nm NW	6,825 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KZER

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

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