KDLF · Laughlin Air Force Base

DEL RIO, TEXAS · MEDIUM AIRPORT

1,082

Elevation ft

Runways

8,852

Longest ft · 13C/31C

29.36N

100.78W

Laughlin Air Force Base serves Del Rio, Texas at 1,082 ft elevation with its longest runway, 13C/31C, at 8,852 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.

Military airfield. This is a military airfield in the FAA file. It is listed here for reference and for emergency planning. Civil use needs prior permission, there is no FBO, and no Jet A you can buy. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
13C/31C	8,852 × 150 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit
13L/31R	8,316 × 150 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit
13R/31L	6,571 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,082 ft is about 13°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, 13°C)	1,082 ft	2,649 ft	2,224 ft	3,336 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,282 ft	2,883 ft	2,351 ft	3,526 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,482 ft	3,117 ft	2,477 ft	3,716 ft
35°C afternoon	3,742 ft	3,168 ft	2,505 ft	3,757 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (13C/31C, 8,852 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,757 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

Listed for reference only: KDLF is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KDRT Del Rio International Airport	8 nm W	6,300 ft
K5T9 Maverick County Memorial International Airport	33 nm SE	5,506 ft

04Fuel and services at KDLF

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KDLF. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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