E26 · Lea County-Jal Airport

JAL, NEW MEXICO · SMALL AIRPORT

3,118

Elevation ft

Runways

4,704

Longest ft · 01/19

32.13N

103.16W

Lea County-Jal Airport serves Jal, New Mexico at 3,118 ft elevation with its longest runway, 01/19, at 4,704 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
01/19	4,704 × 60 ft	asphalt	lit
09/27	2,604 × 50 ft	asphalt	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 3,118 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)	3,118 ft	3,046 ft	2,439 ft	3,658 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	4,318 ft	3,280 ft	2,566 ft	3,848 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	5,518 ft	3,514 ft	2,692 ft	4,038 ft
35°C afternoon	6,266 ft	3,660 ft	2,771 ft	4,157 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (01/19, 4,704 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,157 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 E26 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KINK Winkler County Airport	21 nm S	5,003 ft
KHOB Lea County Regional Airport	34 nm N	8,000 ft
E11 Andrews County Airport	34 nm E	5,816 ft
KODO Odessa Schlemeyer Field	41 nm E	6,200 ft
KGNC Gaines County Airport	42 nm NE	5,381 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at E26

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at E26, 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 E26 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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