KALM · Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport

ALAMOGORDO, NEW MEXICO · MEDIUM AIRPORT

4,200

Elevation ft

Runway

9,207

Longest ft · 04/22

32.84N

105.99W

Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport serves Alamogordo, New Mexico at 4,200 ft elevation with its longest runway, 04/22, at 9,207 by 150 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
04/22	9,207 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 4,200 ft is about 7°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, 7°C)	4,200 ft	3,257 ft	2,553 ft	3,830 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	5,400 ft	3,491 ft	2,680 ft	4,020 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	6,600 ft	3,725 ft	2,806 ft	4,209 ft
35°C afternoon	7,608 ft	3,922 ft	2,913 ft	4,369 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (04/22, 9,207 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,369 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 KALM is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KSRR Sierra Blanca Regional Airport	44 nm NE	8,120 ft
KLRU Las Cruces International Airport	57 nm SW	7,506 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KALM

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

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