KFHU · Sierra Vista Municipal Airport / Libby Army Air Field

FORT HUACHUCA / SIERRA VISTA, ARIZONA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

4,719

Elevation ft

Runways

12,001

Longest ft · 08/26

31.59N

110.35W

Sierra Vista Municipal Airport / Libby Army Air Field serves Fort Huachuca / Sierra Vista, Arizona at 4,719 ft elevation with its longest runway, 08/26, at 12,001 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.

Military airfield. This is a military airfield in the FAA file marked joint use. It is listed here for reference and for emergency planning. Civil use needs prior permission, there is no FBO, and no Jet A you can buy. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
08/26	12,001 × 150 ft	concrete	lit
12/30	5,366 × 100 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit
03/21	4,285 × 75 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 4,719 ft is about 6°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, 6°C)	4,719 ft	3,358 ft	2,608 ft	3,912 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	5,919 ft	3,592 ft	2,734 ft	4,102 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	7,119 ft	3,826 ft	2,861 ft	4,292 ft
35°C afternoon	8,252 ft	4,047 ft	2,981 ft	4,471 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (08/26, 12,001 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,471 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

Listed for reference only: KFHU is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
P04 Bisbee Municipal Airport	27 nm SE	5,929 ft
KOLS Nogales International Airport	28 nm W	7,200 ft
KP03 Cochise College Airport	36 nm E	5,551 ft
KDUG Bisbee Douglas International Airport	39 nm E	6,430 ft
KTUS Tucson International Airport	44 nm NW	10,996 ft

04Fuel and services at KFHU

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KFHU. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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