KHQZ · Mesquite Metro Airport

MESQUITE, TEXAS · SMALL AIRPORT

447

Elevation ft

Runway

5,999

Longest ft · 17/35

32.75N

96.53W

Mesquite Metro Airport serves Mesquite, Texas at 447 ft elevation with its longest runway, 17/35, at 5,999 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
17/35	5,999 × 100 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 447 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)	447 ft	2,525 ft	2,157 ft	3,236 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,647 ft	2,759 ft	2,284 ft	3,426 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,847 ft	2,993 ft	2,410 ft	3,616 ft
35°C afternoon	2,954 ft	3,014 ft	2,422 ft	3,632 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (17/35, 5,999 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,632 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 KHQZ is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KTRL Terrell Municipal Airport	13 nm E	5,006 ft
KLNC Lancaster Airport	14 nm SW	6,500 ft
KDAL Dallas Love Field	17 nm W	8,800 ft
KRBD Dallas Executive Airport	18 nm W	7,136 ft
KADS Addison Airport	20 nm NW	7,203 ft
KJWY Mid-Way Regional Airport	26 nm SW	6,500 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KHQZ

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

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