KE48 · Upton County Airport

MCCAMEY, TEXAS · SMALL AIRPORT

2,433

Elevation ft

Runways

4,450

Longest ft · 06/24

31.13N

102.22W

Upton County Airport serves McCamey, Texas at 2,433 ft elevation with its longest runway, 06/24, at 4,450 by 140 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
06/24	4,450 × 140 ft	turf	unlit
10/28	4,100 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit
15/33	3,800 × 120 ft	turf	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 2,433 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)	2,433 ft	2,913 ft	2,367 ft	3,550 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	3,633 ft	3,147 ft	2,493 ft	3,740 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,833 ft	3,381 ft	2,620 ft	3,930 ft
35°C afternoon	5,417 ft	3,495 ft	2,681 ft	4,022 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (06/24, 4,450 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,022 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 KE48 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KFST Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport	38 nm W	7,508 ft
E41 Reagan County Airport	39 nm E	5,035 ft
K7T7 Skywest Inc Airport	45 nm N	5,000 ft
KODO Odessa Schlemeyer Field	48 nm N	6,200 ft
KMAF Midland International Air and Space Port	49 nm N	9,501 ft
KMDD Midland Airpark	55 nm N	5,571 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KE48

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KE48, 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 KE48 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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