KELP · El Paso International Airport

EL PASO, TEXAS · LARGE AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

3,959

Elevation ft

Runways

12,020

Longest ft · 04/22

31.81N

106.38W

El Paso International Airport serves El Paso, Texas at 3,959 ft elevation with its longest runway, 04/22, at 12,020 by 150 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
04/22	12,020 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
08R/26L	9,025 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
08L/26R	5,499 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 3,959 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)	3,959 ft	3,210 ft	2,528 ft	3,792 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	5,159 ft	3,444 ft	2,654 ft	3,981 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	6,359 ft	3,678 ft	2,781 ft	4,171 ft
35°C afternoon	7,309 ft	3,864 ft	2,881 ft	4,322 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (04/22, 12,020 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,322 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 KELP is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KDNA Doña Ana County International Jetport	17 nm W	9,550 ft
KLRU Las Cruces International Airport	40 nm NW	7,506 ft
KALM Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport	65 nm N	9,207 ft
KDMN Deming Municipal Airport	74 nm W	8,018 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KELP

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

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