KFWS · Fort Worth Spinks Airport

FORT WORTH, TEXAS · SMALL AIRPORT

700

Elevation ft

Runways

6,002

Longest ft · 18R/36L

32.57N

97.31W

Fort Worth Spinks Airport serves Fort Worth, Texas at 700 ft elevation with its longest runway, 18R/36L, at 6,002 by 100 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
18R/36L	6,002 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
18L/36R	3,660 × 60 ft	turf	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 700 ft is about 14°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, 14°C)	700 ft	2,575 ft	2,184 ft	3,276 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,900 ft	2,809 ft	2,310 ft	3,466 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,100 ft	3,043 ft	2,437 ft	3,656 ft
35°C afternoon	3,268 ft	3,075 ft	2,455 ft	3,682 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (18R/36L, 6,002 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,682 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 KFWS is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KGKY Arlington Municipal Airport	12 nm NE	6,080 ft
KCPT Cleburne Regional Airport	14 nm SW	5,697 ft
KFTW Fort Worth Meacham International Airport	16 nm N	7,502 ft
KJWY Mid-Way Regional Airport	21 nm E	6,500 ft
KRBD Dallas Executive Airport	23 nm E	7,136 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KFWS

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

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