K1Q2 · Spalding Airport

SUSANVILLE, CALIFORNIA · SMALL AIRPORT

5,116

Elevation ft

Runway

4,600

Longest ft · 16/34

40.65N

120.77W

Spalding Airport serves Susanville, California at 5,116 ft elevation with its longest runway, 16/34, at 4,600 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.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
16/34	4,600 × 50 ft	asphalt (poor)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 5,116 ft is about 5°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, 5°C)	5,116 ft	3,436 ft	2,650 ft	3,975 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	6,316 ft	3,670 ft	2,776 ft	4,165 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	7,516 ft	3,904 ft	2,903 ft	4,354 ft
35°C afternoon	8,744 ft	4,143 ft	3,032 ft	4,549 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (16/34, 4,600 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,549 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 K1Q2 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KO05 Rogers Field	31 nm SW	5,320 ft
KO89 Fall River Mills Airport	37 nm NW	5,000 ft
KRDD Redding Municipal Airport	70 nm W	7,003 ft
KCIC Chico Regional Airport	72 nm SW	6,724 ft
KRTS Reno-Stead Airport	72 nm SE	9,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at K1Q2

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at K1Q2, 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 K1Q2 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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