K94E · Whiskey Creek Airport
Whiskey Creek Airport serves Silver City, New Mexico at 6,126 ft elevation with its longest runway, 17/35, at 5,400 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 5,400 × 50 ft | asphalt | lit |
02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins
Standard temperature at 6,126 ft is about 3°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, 3°C) | 6,126 ft | 3,633 ft | 2,756 ft | 4,134 ft |
| Warm day (ISA +10) | 7,326 ft | 3,867 ft | 2,883 ft | 4,324 ft |
| Hot day (ISA +20) | 8,526 ft | 4,101 ft | 3,009 ft | 4,514 ft |
| 35°C afternoon | 9,996 ft | 4,388 ft | 3,165 ft | 4,747 ft |
03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more
Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at K94E is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.
| Airport | Distance | Longest runway |
|---|---|---|
| KSVC Grant County Airport | 8 nm S | 6,803 ft |
| KLSB Lordsburg Municipal Airport | 35 nm SW | 5,224 ft |
| KDMN Deming Municipal Airport | 39 nm SE | 8,018 ft |
| KTCS Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport | 55 nm NE | 7,202 ft |
| KLRU Las Cruces International Airport | 71 nm SE | 7,506 ft |
04Jet A prices and FBOs at K94E
No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at K94E, 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 K94E or read what a fuel stop actually saves.