18AZ · Sky Ranch At Carefree Airport

CAREFREE, ARIZONA · SMALL AIRPORT

2,568

Elevation ft

Runway

4,029

Longest ft · 06/24

33.82N

111.90W

Sky Ranch At Carefree Airport serves Carefree, Arizona at 2,568 ft elevation with its longest runway, 06/24, at 4,029 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
06/24	4,029 × 50 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 2,568 ft is about 10°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, 10°C)	2,568 ft	2,939 ft	2,381 ft	3,571 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	3,768 ft	3,173 ft	2,508 ft	3,761 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,968 ft	3,407 ft	2,634 ft	3,951 ft
35°C afternoon	5,584 ft	3,527 ft	2,699 ft	4,049 ft

Planning aid only. On a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (06/24, 4,029 ft) is within 20 percent of the 1.5x landing figure for a Meridian-class turboprop (4,049 ft). Plan hot-day departures for the morning and check the POH. 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: 18AZ is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KSDL Scottsdale Airport	12 nm S	8,249 ft
KDVT Phoenix Deer Valley Airport	12 nm SW	8,196 ft
KFFZ Falcon Field	23 nm S	5,100 ft
KPHX Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport	24 nm S	11,489 ft
KGEU Glendale Municipal Airport	26 nm SW	7,150 ft

04Fuel and services at 18AZ

There is no public FBO fuel to log at 18AZ. 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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