KGLS · Scholes International At Galveston Airport

GALVESTON, TEXAS · MEDIUM AIRPORT

Elevation ft

Runways

6,001

Longest ft · 18/36

29.27N

94.86W

Scholes International At Galveston Airport serves Galveston, Texas at 6 ft elevation with its longest runway, 18/36, at 6,001 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.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
18/36	6,001 × 150 ft	concrete	lit
14/32	6,000 × 150 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 6 ft is about 15°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, 15°C)	6 ft	2,439 ft	2,111 ft	3,166 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,206 ft	2,673 ft	2,237 ft	3,356 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,406 ft	2,907 ft	2,364 ft	3,546 ft
35°C afternoon	2,407 ft	2,907 ft	2,364 ft	3,546 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (18/36, 6,001 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,546 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 KGLS is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KEFD Ellington Airport	26 nm NW	9,001 ft
K54T RWJ Airpark	30 nm N	5,035 ft
KHOU William P. Hobby Airport	32 nm NW	7,602 ft
KLBX Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport	33 nm W	7,000 ft
KAXH Houston Southwest Airport	35 nm NW	5,002 ft
KSGR Sugar Land Regional Airport	47 nm NW	8,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KGLS

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

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