KE52 · Oldham County Airport

VEGA, TEXAS · SMALL AIRPORT

3,995

Elevation ft

Runway

4,200

Longest ft · 17/35

35.23N

102.40W

Oldham County Airport serves Vega, Texas at 3,995 ft elevation with its longest runway, 17/35, 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
17/35	4,200 × 60 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 3,995 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)	3,995 ft	3,217 ft	2,531 ft	3,797 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	5,195 ft	3,451 ft	2,658 ft	3,987 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	6,395 ft	3,685 ft	2,785 ft	4,177 ft
35°C afternoon	7,354 ft	3,872 ft	2,886 ft	4,329 ft

Planning aid only. On a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (17/35, 4,200 ft) is within 20 percent of the 1.5x landing figure for a Meridian-class turboprop (4,329 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 KE52 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KHRX Hereford Municipal Airport	23 nm S	6,100 ft
KTDW Tradewind Airport	28 nm E	5,098 ft
KAMA Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport	34 nm E	13,502 ft
KT55 Dimmitt Municipal Airport	40 nm S	5,500 ft
KDUX Moore County Airport	42 nm NE	6,001 ft
KDHT Dalhart Municipal Airport	48 nm N	6,400 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KE52

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KE52, 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 KE52 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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