KIPL · Imperial County Airport

IMPERIAL, CALIFORNIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

-54

Elevation ft

Runways

5,308

Longest ft · 14/32

32.84N

115.57W

Imperial County Airport serves Imperial, California at -54 ft elevation with its longest runway, 14/32, at 5,308 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
14/32	5,308 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
08/26	4,501 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at -54 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)	0 ft	2,438 ft	2,110 ft	3,165 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,146 ft	2,662 ft	2,231 ft	3,346 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,346 ft	2,896 ft	2,358 ft	3,536 ft
35°C afternoon	2,333 ft	2,893 ft	2,356 ft	3,534 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (14/32, 5,308 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,534 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 KIPL is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
L08 Borrego Valley Airport	45 nm NW	5,011 ft
KTRM Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport	56 nm NW	8,500 ft
KBLH Blythe Airport	64 nm NE	6,543 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KIPL

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

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