KE35 · Fabens Airport

FABENS, TEXAS · SMALL AIRPORT

3,679

Elevation ft

Runways

4,200

Longest ft · 08/26

31.52N

106.15W

Fabens Airport serves Fabens, Texas at 3,679 ft elevation with its longest runway, 08/26, at 4,200 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
08/26	4,200 × 60 ft	asphalt	lit
16/34	2,300 × 35 ft	asphalt	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 3,679 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)	3,679 ft	3,156 ft	2,498 ft	3,747 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	4,879 ft	3,390 ft	2,625 ft	3,937 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	6,079 ft	3,624 ft	2,751 ft	4,127 ft
35°C afternoon	6,962 ft	3,796 ft	2,844 ft	4,267 ft

Planning aid only. On a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (08/26, 4,200 ft) is within 20 percent of the 1.5x landing figure for a Meridian-class turboprop (4,267 ft). Plan hot-day departures for the morning and check the POH. 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 KE35 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KELP El Paso International Airport	21 nm NW	12,020 ft
KDNA Doña Ana County International Jetport	36 nm NW	9,550 ft
KLRU Las Cruces International Airport	61 nm NW	7,506 ft
KVHN Culberson County Airport	75 nm E	6,005 ft
KALM Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport	80 nm N	9,207 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KE35

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KE35, 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 KE35 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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