KDMA · Davis Monthan Air Force Base

TUCSON, ARIZONA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

2,704

Elevation ft

Runway

13,643

Longest ft · 12/30

32.17N

110.88W

Davis Monthan Air Force Base serves Tucson, Arizona at 2,704 ft elevation with its longest runway, 12/30, at 13,643 by 200 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
12/30	13,643 × 200 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 2,704 ft is about 10°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, 10°C)	2,704 ft	2,965 ft	2,395 ft	3,593 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	3,904 ft	3,199 ft	2,522 ft	3,783 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	5,104 ft	3,433 ft	2,648 ft	3,973 ft
35°C afternoon	5,753 ft	3,560 ft	2,717 ft	4,075 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (12/30, 13,643 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,075 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: KDMA is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KTUS Tucson International Airport	4 nm SW	10,996 ft
KRYN Ryan Field	15 nm W	5,500 ft
KAVQ Marana Regional Airport	22 nm NW	6,901 ft
KMZJ Pinal Airpark	31 nm NW	6,849 ft

04Fuel and services at KDMA

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KDMA. 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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