KCFO · Colorado Air and Space Port

DENVER, COLORADO · SMALL AIRPORT

5,512

Elevation ft

Runways

8,002

Longest ft · 08/26

39.78N

104.54W

Colorado Air and Space Port serves Denver, Colorado at 5,512 ft elevation with its longest runway, 08/26, at 8,002 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
08/26	8,002 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
17/35	8,000 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 5,512 ft is about 4°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, 4°C)	5,512 ft	3,513 ft	2,692 ft	4,037 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	6,712 ft	3,747 ft	2,818 ft	4,227 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	7,912 ft	3,981 ft	2,945 ft	4,417 ft
35°C afternoon	9,235 ft	4,239 ft	3,084 ft	4,626 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (08/26, 8,002 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,626 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 KCFO is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KDEN Denver International Airport	8 nm NW	16,000 ft
KAPA Centennial Airport	19 nm SW	10,001 ft
KBJC Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport	28 nm W	9,000 ft
KGXY Greeley–Weld County Airport	39 nm N	10,000 ft
KFNL Northern Colorado Regional Airport	45 nm NW	8,500 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KCFO

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

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