PAFE · Kake Airport

KAKE, ALASKA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

172

Elevation ft

Runway

4,000

Longest ft · 11/29

56.96N

133.91W

Kake Airport serves Kake, Alaska at 172 ft elevation with its longest runway, 11/29, at 4,000 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
11/29	4,000 × 100 ft	asphalt (good)	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 172 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)	172 ft	2,472 ft	2,128 ft	3,192 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,372 ft	2,706 ft	2,255 ft	3,382 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,572 ft	2,940 ft	2,381 ft	3,572 ft
35°C afternoon	2,613 ft	2,948 ft	2,386 ft	3,579 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (11/29, 4,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,579 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 PAFE is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
PAPG Petersburg James A Johnson Airport	33 nm E	6,400 ft
PASI Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport	48 nm W	7,200 ft
PAWG Wrangell Airport	58 nm SE	6,000 ft
PAJN Juneau International Airport	86 nm N	8,857 ft
PAKW Klawock Airport	88 nm S	5,000 ft
PAGS Gustavus Airport	105 nm NW	6,720 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at PAFE

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

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