KDRA · Desert Rock Airport

MERCURY, NEVADA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

3,314

Elevation ft

Runway

7,515

Longest ft · 02/20

36.62N

116.03W

Desert Rock Airport serves Mercury, Nevada at 3,314 ft elevation with its longest runway, 02/20, at 7,515 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.

Private-use airfield. The FAA file marks this field private use. It is listed here for reference. Landing needs the owner's prior permission, and there may be no fuel or services. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
02/20	7,515 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 3,314 ft is about 8°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, 8°C)	3,314 ft	3,084 ft	2,460 ft	3,689 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	4,514 ft	3,318 ft	2,586 ft	3,879 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	5,714 ft	3,552 ft	2,713 ft	4,069 ft
35°C afternoon	6,509 ft	3,708 ft	2,797 ft	4,195 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (02/20, 7,515 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,195 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: KDRA is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
NV74 Calvada Meadows Airport	21 nm S	5,200 ft
KBTY Beatty Airport	39 nm W	5,615 ft
KVGT North Las Vegas Airport	47 nm SE	5,005 ft

04Fuel and services at KDRA

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KDRA. 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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