57AZ · La Cholla Airpark

ORO VALLEY, ARIZONA · SMALL AIRPORT

2,940

Elevation ft

Runway

4,670

Longest ft · 01/19

32.45N

111.00W

La Cholla Airpark serves Oro Valley, Arizona at 2,940 ft elevation with its longest runway, 01/19, at 4,670 by 44 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
01/19	4,670 × 44 ft	asphalt (good)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 2,940 ft is about 9°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, 9°C)	2,940 ft	3,011 ft	2,420 ft	3,630 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	4,140 ft	3,245 ft	2,547 ft	3,820 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	5,340 ft	3,480 ft	2,673 ft	4,010 ft
35°C afternoon	6,046 ft	3,617 ft	2,748 ft	4,122 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (01/19, 4,670 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,122 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: 57AZ is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KAVQ Marana Regional Airport	11 nm W	6,901 ft
KMZJ Pinal Airpark	17 nm W	6,849 ft
KTUS Tucson International Airport	20 nm S	10,996 ft
KRYN Ryan Field	20 nm SW	5,500 ft

04Fuel and services at 57AZ

There is no public FBO fuel to log at 57AZ. 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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