KAIB · Hopkins Field

NUCLA, COLORADO · SMALL AIRPORT

5,940

Elevation ft

Runways

5,212

Longest ft · 05/23

38.24N

108.56W

Hopkins Field serves Nucla, Colorado at 5,940 ft elevation with its longest runway, 05/23, at 5,212 by 75 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
05/23	5,212 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit
11/29	4,000 × 80 ft	graded earth	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 5,940 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)	5,940 ft	3,597 ft	2,737 ft	4,105 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	7,140 ft	3,831 ft	2,863 ft	4,295 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	8,340 ft	4,065 ft	2,990 ft	4,485 ft
35°C afternoon	9,766 ft	4,343 ft	3,140 ft	4,710 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (05/23, 5,212 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,710 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 KAIB is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KTEX Telluride Regional Airport	35 nm SE	7,111 ft
KMTJ Montrose Regional Airport	35 nm NE	10,000 ft
KAJZ Blake Field	40 nm NE	5,598 ft
KGJT Grand Junction Regional Airport	53 nm N	9,339 ft
KCEZ Cortez Municipal Airport	56 nm S	7,205 ft
KBDG Blanding Municipal Airport	59 nm SW	5,781 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KAIB

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

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