KE89 · Conchas Lake Airport

CONCHAS DAM, NEW MEXICO · SMALL AIRPORT

4,230

Elevation ft

Runway

4,790

Longest ft · 09/27

35.37N

104.18W

Conchas Lake Airport serves Conchas Dam, New Mexico at 4,230 ft elevation with its longest runway, 09/27, at 4,790 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
09/27	4,790 × 60 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 4,230 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)	4,230 ft	3,263 ft	2,556 ft	3,834 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	5,430 ft	3,497 ft	2,683 ft	4,024 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	6,630 ft	3,731 ft	2,809 ft	4,214 ft
35°C afternoon	7,645 ft	3,929 ft	2,917 ft	4,375 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (09/27, 4,790 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,375 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 KE89 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KTCC Tucumcari Municipal Airport	30 nm E	7,104 ft
KSXU Santa Rosa Route 66 Airport	35 nm SW	5,013 ft
KLVS Las Vegas Municipal Airport	50 nm W	8,199 ft
KFSU Fort Sumner Municipal Airport	53 nm S	5,800 ft
KS42 Springer Municipal Airport	62 nm N	5,003 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KE89

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KE89, 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 KE89 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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