KBLH · Blythe Airport
Blythe Airport serves Blythe, California at 399 ft elevation with its longest runway, 08/26, at 6,543 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 6,543 × 150 ft | asphalt | lit |
| 17/35 | 5,800 × 100 ft | asphalt | lit |
02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins
Standard temperature at 399 ft is about 14°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, 14°C) | 399 ft | 2,516 ft | 2,152 ft | 3,228 ft |
| Warm day (ISA +10) | 1,599 ft | 2,750 ft | 2,279 ft | 3,418 ft |
| Hot day (ISA +20) | 2,799 ft | 2,984 ft | 2,405 ft | 3,608 ft |
| 35°C afternoon | 2,895 ft | 3,003 ft | 2,415 ft | 3,623 ft |
03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more
Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KBLH is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.
| Airport | Distance | Longest runway |
|---|---|---|
| KP20 Avi Suquilla Airport | 39 nm NE | 6,250 ft |
| K49X Chemehuevi Valley Airport | 56 nm N | 5,000 ft |
| KHII Lake Havasu City Airport | 60 nm N | 8,000 ft |
| KIPL Imperial County Airport | 64 nm SW | 5,308 ft |
04Jet A prices and FBOs at KBLH
No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KBLH, 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 KBLH or read what a fuel stop actually saves.