KE06 · Lea County-Zip Franklin Memorial Airport

LOVINGTON, NEW MEXICO · SMALL AIRPORT

3,979

Elevation ft

Runways

6,001

Longest ft · 03/21

32.95N

103.41W

Lea County-Zip Franklin Memorial Airport serves Lovington, New Mexico at 3,979 ft elevation with its longest runway, 03/21, at 6,001 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
03/21	6,001 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit
12/30	4,409 × 60 ft	asphalt	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 3,979 ft is about 7°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, 7°C)	3,979 ft	3,214 ft	2,530 ft	3,795 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	5,179 ft	3,448 ft	2,656 ft	3,985 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	6,379 ft	3,682 ft	2,783 ft	4,174 ft
35°C afternoon	7,334 ft	3,868 ft	2,884 ft	4,326 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (03/21, 6,001 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,326 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 KE06 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KHOB Lea County Regional Airport	19 nm SE	8,000 ft
KE57 Denver City Airport	29 nm E	5,780 ft
KF98 Yoakum County Airport	33 nm NE	5,001 ft
KGNC Gaines County Airport	42 nm SE	5,381 ft
KATS Artesia Municipal Airport	54 nm W	6,800 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KE06

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KE06, 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 KE06 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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