KAPV · Apple Valley Airport

APPLE VALLEY, CALIFORNIA · SMALL AIRPORT

3,062

Elevation ft

Runways

6,498

Longest ft · 18/36

34.58N

117.19W

Apple Valley Airport serves Apple Valley, California at 3,062 ft elevation with its longest runway, 18/36, at 6,498 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
18/36	6,498 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
08/26	4,100 × 60 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 3,062 ft is about 9°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, 9°C)	3,062 ft	3,035 ft	2,433 ft	3,650 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	4,262 ft	3,269 ft	2,560 ft	3,839 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	5,462 ft	3,503 ft	2,686 ft	4,029 ft
35°C afternoon	6,197 ft	3,647 ft	2,764 ft	4,146 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (18/36, 6,498 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,146 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 KAPV is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KVCV Southern California Logistics Airport	10 nm W	13,052 ft
KL35 Big Bear City Airport	25 nm SE	5,850 ft
KDAG Barstow Daggett Airport	26 nm NE	6,402 ft
KSBD San Bernardino International Airport	29 nm S	10,000 ft
KONT Ontario International Airport	37 nm SW	12,197 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KAPV

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

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