KGXF · Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Airport

GILA BEND, ARIZONA · SMALL AIRPORT

883

Elevation ft

Runway

8,503

Longest ft · 17/35

32.89N

112.72W

Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Airport serves Gila Bend, Arizona at 883 ft elevation with its longest runway, 17/35, at 8,503 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. 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
17/35	8,503 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 883 ft is about 13°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, 13°C)	883 ft	2,610 ft	2,203 ft	3,305 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,083 ft	2,844 ft	2,330 ft	3,495 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,283 ft	3,078 ft	2,456 ft	3,685 ft
35°C afternoon	3,495 ft	3,120 ft	2,479 ft	3,718 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (17/35, 8,503 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,718 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: KGXF is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
E63 Gila Bend Municipal Airport	5 nm NE	5,200 ft
KBXK Buckeye Municipal Airport	32 nm N	5,500 ft
KGYR Phoenix Goodyear Airport	36 nm NE	8,500 ft
KGEU Glendale Municipal Airport	44 nm NE	7,150 ft
KCGZ Casa Grande Municipal Airport	48 nm E	5,200 ft

04Fuel and services at KGXF

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KGXF. 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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