1CA1 · Belridge Strip

MCKITTRICK, CALIFORNIA · SMALL AIRPORT

575

Elevation ft

Runway

5,600

Longest ft · NW/SE

35.47N

119.72W

Belridge Strip serves McKittrick, California at 575 ft elevation with its longest runway, NW/SE, at 5,600 by 85 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
NW/SE	5,600 × 85 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 575 ft is about 14°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, 14°C)	575 ft	2,550 ft	2,171 ft	3,256 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,775 ft	2,784 ft	2,297 ft	3,446 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,975 ft	3,018 ft	2,424 ft	3,636 ft
35°C afternoon	3,113 ft	3,045 ft	2,438 ft	3,658 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (NW/SE, 5,600 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,658 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 1CA1 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KDLO Delano Municipal Airport	29 nm NE	5,659 ft
KBFL Meadows Field	33 nm E	10,849 ft
KPRB Paso Robles Municipal Airport	46 nm W	6,008 ft
KPTV Porterville Municipal Airport	47 nm NE	5,960 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at 1CA1

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at 1CA1, 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 1CA1 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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