KL71 · California City Municipal Airport

CALIFORNIA CITY, CALIFORNIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

2,454

Elevation ft

Runway

6,027

Longest ft · 06/24

35.15N

118.02W

California City Municipal Airport serves California City, California at 2,454 ft elevation with its longest runway, 06/24, at 6,027 by 60 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	6,027 × 60 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 2,454 ft is about 10°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, 10°C)	2,454 ft	2,917 ft	2,369 ft	3,553 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	3,654 ft	3,151 ft	2,495 ft	3,743 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,854 ft	3,385 ft	2,622 ft	3,933 ft
35°C afternoon	5,443 ft	3,500 ft	2,684 ft	4,026 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (06/24, 6,027 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,026 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 KL71 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMHV Mojave Air & Space Port	9 nm SW	12,503 ft
KWJF General William J Fox Airfield	27 nm S	7,201 ft
KIYK Inyokern Airport	32 nm N	7,100 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KL71

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KL71, 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 KL71 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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