KE34 · Smiley Johnson Municipal Airport Bass Field

CLARENDON, TEXAS · SMALL AIRPORT

2,833

Elevation ft

Runway

4,496

Longest ft · 01/19

34.91N

100.87W

Smiley Johnson Municipal Airport Bass Field serves Clarendon, Texas at 2,833 ft elevation with its longest runway, 01/19, at 4,496 by 60 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
01/19	4,496 × 60 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 2,833 ft is about 9°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, 9°C)	2,833 ft	2,991 ft	2,409 ft	3,613 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	4,033 ft	3,225 ft	2,535 ft	3,803 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	5,233 ft	3,459 ft	2,662 ft	3,993 ft
35°C afternoon	5,913 ft	3,591 ft	2,734 ft	4,101 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (01/19, 4,496 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,101 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 KE34 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KCDS Childress Municipal Airport	41 nm SE	5,949 ft
KPPA Perry Lefors Field	43 nm N	5,862 ft
KAMA Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport	45 nm NW	13,502 ft
KTDW Tradewind Airport	50 nm W	5,098 ft
KBGD Hutchinson County Airport	54 nm NW	6,299 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KE34

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KE34, 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 KE34 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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