KATS · Artesia Municipal Airport

ARTESIA, NEW MEXICO · SMALL AIRPORT

3,541

Elevation ft

Runways

6,800

Longest ft · 04/22

32.85N

104.47W

Artesia Municipal Airport serves Artesia, New Mexico at 3,541 ft elevation with its longest runway, 04/22, at 6,800 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	6,800 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
13/31	6,132 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 3,541 ft is about 8°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, 8°C)	3,541 ft	3,129 ft	2,484 ft	3,725 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	4,741 ft	3,363 ft	2,610 ft	3,915 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	5,941 ft	3,597 ft	2,737 ft	4,105 ft
35°C afternoon	6,791 ft	3,763 ft	2,826 ft	4,240 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (04/22, 6,800 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,240 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 KATS is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KROW Roswell Air Center Airport	27 nm N	13,000 ft
KCNM Cavern City Air Terminal	33 nm S	7,854 ft
KE06 Lea County-Zip Franklin Memorial Airport	54 nm E	6,001 ft
KHOB Lea County Regional Airport	64 nm E	8,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KATS

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

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