38XS · San Rafael Ranch Airport

SANTA ELENA, TEXAS · SMALL AIRPORT

312

Elevation ft

Runway

6,000

Longest ft · 14/32

26.82N

98.48W

San Rafael Ranch Airport serves Santa Elena, Texas at 312 ft elevation with its longest runway, 14/32, at 6,000 by 75 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
14/32	6,000 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 312 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)	312 ft	2,499 ft	2,143 ft	3,214 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,512 ft	2,733 ft	2,270 ft	3,404 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,712 ft	2,967 ft	2,396 ft	3,594 ft
35°C afternoon	2,787 ft	2,982 ft	2,404 ft	3,606 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (14/32, 6,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,606 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: 38XS is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KEBG South Texas International at Edinburg Airport	29 nm SE	5,000 ft
KBKS Brooks County Airport	30 nm NE	6,006 ft
KHBV Jim Hogg County Airport	35 nm NW	5,003 ft

04Fuel and services at 38XS

There is no public FBO fuel to log at 38XS. 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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