K1V8 · Leach Airport

CENTER, COLORADO · SMALL AIRPORT

7,598

Elevation ft

Runway

7,000

Longest ft · 12/30

37.79N

106.05W

Leach Airport serves Center, Colorado at 7,598 ft elevation with its longest runway, 12/30, at 7,000 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
12/30	7,000 × 50 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 7,598 ft is about 0°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, 0°C)	7,598 ft	3,920 ft	2,912 ft	4,367 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	8,798 ft	4,154 ft	3,038 ft	4,557 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	9,998 ft	4,388 ft	3,165 ft	4,747 ft
35°C afternoon	11,822 ft	4,744 ft	3,357 ft	5,036 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (12/30, 7,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (5,036 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 K1V8 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KRCV Astronaut Kent Rominger Airport	15 nm W	6,051 ft
KMVI Monte Vista Municipal Airport	15 nm S	5,902 ft
KALS San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field	23 nm S	8,521 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at K1V8

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at K1V8, 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 K1V8 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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