K26U · McDermitt State Airport

MCDERMITT, OREGON · SMALL AIRPORT

4,478

Elevation ft

Runway

5,900

Longest ft · 16/34

42.01N

117.73W

McDermitt State Airport serves McDermitt, Oregon at 4,478 ft elevation with its longest runway, 16/34, at 5,900 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
16/34	5,900 × 60 ft	asphalt (good)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 4,478 ft is about 6°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, 6°C)	4,478 ft	3,311 ft	2,582 ft	3,874 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	5,678 ft	3,545 ft	2,709 ft	4,064 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	6,878 ft	3,779 ft	2,836 ft	4,253 ft
35°C afternoon	7,953 ft	3,989 ft	2,949 ft	4,424 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (16/34, 5,900 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,424 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 K26U is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KWMC Winnemucca Municipal Airport	67 nm S	7,000 ft
KBAM Battle Mountain Airport	93 nm SE	7,300 ft
KMAN Nampa Municipal Airport	108 nm NE	5,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at K26U

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at K26U, 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 K26U or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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