KGUP · Gallup Municipal Airport

GALLUP, NEW MEXICO · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

6,472

Elevation ft

Runway

7,312

Longest ft · 06/24

35.51N

108.79W

Gallup Municipal Airport serves Gallup, New Mexico at 6,472 ft elevation with its longest runway, 06/24, at 7,312 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
06/24	7,312 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 6,472 ft is about 2°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, 2°C)	6,472 ft	3,700 ft	2,793 ft	4,189 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	7,672 ft	3,934 ft	2,919 ft	4,379 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	8,872 ft	4,168 ft	3,046 ft	4,569 ft
35°C afternoon	10,425 ft	4,471 ft	3,210 ft	4,815 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (06/24, 7,312 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,815 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 KGUP is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KRQE Window Rock Airport	16 nm NW	7,000 ft
K0E8 Crownpoint Airport	31 nm NE	5,820 ft
KGNT Grants-Milan Municipal Airport	48 nm SE	7,172 ft
E91 Chinle Municipal Airport	53 nm NW	6,902 ft
KSJN St Johns Industrial Air Park	66 nm SW	5,322 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KGUP

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

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