KAJZ · Blake Field

DELTA, COLORADO · SMALL AIRPORT

5,193

Elevation ft

Runway

5,598

Longest ft · 03/21

38.79N

108.06W

Blake Field serves Delta, Colorado at 5,193 ft elevation with its longest runway, 03/21, at 5,598 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
03/21	5,598 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 5,193 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)	5,193 ft	3,451 ft	2,658 ft	3,987 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	6,393 ft	3,685 ft	2,784 ft	4,177 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	7,593 ft	3,919 ft	2,911 ft	4,367 ft
35°C afternoon	8,839 ft	4,162 ft	3,043 ft	4,564 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (03/21, 5,598 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,564 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 KAJZ is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMTJ Montrose Regional Airport	18 nm SE	10,000 ft
KGJT Grand Junction Regional Airport	30 nm NW	9,339 ft
KAIB Hopkins Field	40 nm SW	5,212 ft
KRIL Garfield County Regional Airport	47 nm N	7,000 ft
KTEX Telluride Regional Airport	51 nm S	7,111 ft
KGUC Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport	55 nm E	9,400 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KAJZ

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

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