KCEZ · Cortez Municipal Airport

CORTEZ, COLORADO · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

5,918

Elevation ft

Runway

7,205

Longest ft · 03/21

37.30N

108.63W

Cortez Municipal Airport serves Cortez, Colorado at 5,918 ft elevation with its longest runway, 03/21, at 7,205 by 100 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	7,205 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 5,918 ft is about 3°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, 3°C)	5,918 ft	3,592 ft	2,734 ft	4,102 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	7,118 ft	3,826 ft	2,861 ft	4,291 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	8,318 ft	4,060 ft	2,988 ft	4,481 ft
35°C afternoon	9,738 ft	4,337 ft	3,137 ft	4,706 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (03/21, 7,205 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,706 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 KCEZ is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
K00C Animas Air Park	37 nm E	5,010 ft
KFMN Four Corners Regional Airport	39 nm SE	6,704 ft
KDRO Durango La Plata County Airport	43 nm E	9,201 ft
KBDG Blanding Municipal Airport	44 nm NW	5,781 ft
KTEX Telluride Regional Airport	52 nm NE	7,111 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KCEZ

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

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