05U · Eureka Airport

EUREKA, NEVADA · SMALL AIRPORT

5,954

Elevation ft

Runway

7,300

Longest ft · 17/35

39.60N

116.00W

Eureka Airport serves Eureka, Nevada at 5,954 ft elevation with its longest runway, 17/35, at 7,300 by 60 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
17/35	7,300 × 60 ft	asphalt (good)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 5,954 ft is about 3°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, 3°C)	5,954 ft	3,599 ft	2,738 ft	4,107 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	7,154 ft	3,833 ft	2,865 ft	4,297 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	8,354 ft	4,067 ft	2,991 ft	4,487 ft
35°C afternoon	9,783 ft	4,346 ft	3,142 ft	4,713 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (17/35, 7,300 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,713 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 05U is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KTMT Austin Airport	56 nm W	6,000 ft
KELY Ely Airport Yelland Field	57 nm E	6,017 ft
KBAM Battle Mountain Airport	72 nm NW	7,300 ft
KEKO Elko Regional Airport	74 nm N	7,214 ft
KLWL Wells Municipal Airport/Harriet Field	103 nm NE	5,508 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at 05U

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at 05U, 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 05U or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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