VA42 · Dogwood Airpark

FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA · SMALL AIRPORT

180

Elevation ft

Runway

4,100

Longest ft · 09/27

38.36N

77.45W

Dogwood Airpark serves Fredericksburg, Virginia at 180 ft elevation with its longest runway, 09/27, at 4,100 by 50 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.

Private-use airfield. The FAA file marks this field private use. It is listed here for reference. Landing needs the owner's prior permission, and there may be no fuel or services. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
09/27	4,100 × 50 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 180 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)	180 ft	2,473 ft	2,129 ft	3,193 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,380 ft	2,707 ft	2,256 ft	3,383 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,580 ft	2,941 ft	2,382 ft	3,573 ft
35°C afternoon	2,623 ft	2,950 ft	2,387 ft	3,580 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (09/27, 4,100 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,580 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

Listed for reference only: VA42 is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KRMN Stafford Regional Airport	2 nm N	6,000 ft
KCJR Culpeper Regional Airport	22 nm NW	5,000 ft
KHEF Washington Manassas Harry P. Davis Field	22 nm N	6,200 ft
KIAD Washington Dulles International Airport	35 nm N	11,500 ft

04Fuel and services at VA42

There is no public FBO fuel to log at VA42. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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