KCXP · Carson Airport

CARSON CITY, NEVADA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

4,697

Elevation ft

Runway

6,101

Longest ft · 09/27

39.19N

119.73W

Carson Airport serves Carson City, Nevada at 4,697 ft elevation with its longest runway, 09/27, at 6,101 by 75 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
09/27	6,101 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 4,697 ft is about 6°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, 6°C)	4,697 ft	3,354 ft	2,606 ft	3,908 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	5,897 ft	3,588 ft	2,732 ft	4,098 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	7,097 ft	3,822 ft	2,859 ft	4,288 ft
35°C afternoon	8,224 ft	4,042 ft	2,978 ft	4,466 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (09/27, 6,101 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,466 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 KCXP is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMEV Minden-Tahoe Airport	12 nm S	7,399 ft
KRNO Reno Tahoe International Airport	18 nm N	11,001 ft
KTRK Truckee Tahoe Airport	20 nm W	7,001 ft
KTVL Lake Tahoe Airport	22 nm SW	8,541 ft
KSPZ Silver Springs Airport	26 nm NE	6,001 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KCXP

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

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