VA57 · Powhatan Airport

KING GEORGE, VIRGINIA · SMALL AIRPORT

Elevation ft

Runway

4,888

Longest ft · E/W

38.25N

77.22W

Powhatan Airport serves King George, Virginia at 60 ft elevation with its longest runway, E/W, at 4,888 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
E/W	4,888 × 50 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 60 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)	60 ft	2,450 ft	2,116 ft	3,174 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,260 ft	2,684 ft	2,243 ft	3,364 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,460 ft	2,918 ft	2,370 ft	3,554 ft
35°C afternoon	2,474 ft	2,921 ft	2,371 ft	3,557 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (E/W, 4,888 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,557 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: VA57 is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KRMN Stafford Regional Airport	14 nm NW	6,000 ft
KHEF Washington Manassas Harry P. Davis Field	32 nm NW	6,200 ft
KOFP Hanover County Municipal Airport	34 nm S	5,402 ft
KCJR Culpeper Regional Airport	34 nm NW	5,000 ft

04Fuel and services at VA57

There is no public FBO fuel to log at VA57. 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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