PAAQ · Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport

PALMER, ALASKA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

242

Elevation ft

Runways

6,006

Longest ft · 16/34

61.59N

149.09W

Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport serves Palmer, Alaska at 242 ft elevation with its longest runway, 16/34, at 6,006 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
16/34	6,006 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
09/27	3,617 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit
16S/34S	1,560 × 60 ft	gvl	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 242 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)	242 ft	2,485 ft	2,136 ft	3,203 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,442 ft	2,719 ft	2,262 ft	3,393 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,642 ft	2,953 ft	2,389 ft	3,583 ft
35°C afternoon	2,700 ft	2,965 ft	2,395 ft	3,592 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (16/34, 6,006 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,592 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 PAAQ is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
PANC Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport	36 nm SW	12,400 ft
PAVD Valdez Pioneer Field	86 nm E	6,500 ft
PAEN Kenai Municipal Airport	88 nm SW	7,855 ft
PASX Soldotna Airport	88 nm SW	5,001 ft
PAGK Gulkana Airport	108 nm E	5,001 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at PAAQ

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

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