KIWA · Mesa Gateway Airport

MESA, ARIZONA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

1,382

Elevation ft

Runways

10,401

Longest ft · 12R/30L

33.31N

111.66W

Mesa Gateway Airport serves Mesa, Arizona at 1,382 ft elevation with its longest runway, 12R/30L, at 10,401 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
12R/30L	10,401 × 150 ft	concrete	lit
12C/30C	10,201 × 150 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit
12L/30R	9,300 × 150 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,382 ft is about 12°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, 12°C)	1,382 ft	2,708 ft	2,256 ft	3,384 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,582 ft	2,942 ft	2,382 ft	3,574 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,782 ft	3,176 ft	2,509 ft	3,764 ft
35°C afternoon	4,114 ft	3,240 ft	2,544 ft	3,816 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (12R/30L, 10,401 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,816 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 KIWA is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KFFZ Falcon Field	10 nm N	5,100 ft
KPHX Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport	19 nm NW	11,489 ft
KCGZ Casa Grande Municipal Airport	22 nm S	5,200 ft
KSDL Scottsdale Airport	23 nm NW	8,249 ft
KP08 Coolidge Municipal Airport	25 nm SE	5,564 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KIWA

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

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