PAEN · Kenai Municipal Airport

KENAI, ALASKA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

Elevation ft

Runways

7,855

Longest ft · 02L/20R

60.57N

151.25W

Kenai Municipal Airport serves Kenai, Alaska at 99 ft elevation with its longest runway, 02L/20R, at 7,855 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
02L/20R	7,855 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
2W/20W	4,600 × 240 ft	water (excellent)	unlit
02R/20L	1,980 × 75 ft	gvl	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 99 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)	99 ft	2,457 ft	2,120 ft	3,181 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,299 ft	2,691 ft	2,247 ft	3,371 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,499 ft	2,925 ft	2,374 ft	3,560 ft
35°C afternoon	2,523 ft	2,930 ft	2,376 ft	3,564 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (02L/20R, 7,855 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,564 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 PAEN is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
PASX Soldotna Airport	8 nm SE	5,001 ft
PANC Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport	52 nm NE	12,400 ft
PAHO Homer Airport	56 nm S	6,701 ft
PAAQ Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport	88 nm NE	6,006 ft
PAIL Iliamna Airport	120 nm SW	5,086 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at PAEN

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

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