KF49 · Slaton Municipal Airport

SLATON, TEXAS · SMALL AIRPORT

3,123

Elevation ft

Runway

4,244

Longest ft · 18/36

33.48N

101.66W

Slaton Municipal Airport serves Slaton, Texas at 3,123 ft elevation with its longest runway, 18/36, at 4,244 by 75 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
18/36	4,244 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 3,123 ft is about 9°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, 9°C)	3,123 ft	3,047 ft	2,439 ft	3,659 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	4,323 ft	3,281 ft	2,566 ft	3,849 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	5,523 ft	3,515 ft	2,693 ft	4,039 ft
35°C afternoon	6,273 ft	3,661 ft	2,772 ft	4,158 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (18/36, 4,244 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,158 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 KF49 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KF82 Town & Country Airpark	8 nm W	5,144 ft
KLBB Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport	13 nm NW	11,500 ft
KBFE Terry County Airport	33 nm SW	5,218 ft
KLLN Levelland Municipal Airport	36 nm W	6,110 ft
KPVW Hale County Airport	41 nm N	5,997 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KF49

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KF49, 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 KF49 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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