KF98 · Yoakum County Airport

PLAINS, TEXAS · SMALL AIRPORT

3,704

Elevation ft

Runways

5,001

Longest ft · 03/21

33.22N

102.83W

Yoakum County Airport serves Plains, Texas at 3,704 ft elevation with its longest runway, 03/21, at 5,001 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
03/21	5,001 × 75 ft	asphalt	unlit
17/35	3,924 × 60 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 3,704 ft is about 8°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, 8°C)	3,704 ft	3,160 ft	2,501 ft	3,751 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	4,904 ft	3,394 ft	2,627 ft	3,941 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	6,104 ft	3,629 ft	2,754 ft	4,131 ft
35°C afternoon	6,993 ft	3,802 ft	2,848 ft	4,272 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (03/21, 5,001 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,272 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 KF98 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KE57 Denver City Airport	14 nm S	5,780 ft
KLLN Levelland Municipal Airport	31 nm NE	6,110 ft
KBFE Terry County Airport	32 nm E	5,218 ft
KE06 Lea County-Zip Franklin Memorial Airport	33 nm SW	6,001 ft
KGNC Gaines County Airport	34 nm S	5,381 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KF98

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KF98, 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 KF98 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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