KLHX · La Junta Municipal Airport

LA JUNTA, COLORADO · SMALL AIRPORT

4,229

Elevation ft

Runways

6,849

Longest ft · 08/26

38.05N

103.51W

La Junta Municipal Airport serves La Junta, Colorado at 4,229 ft elevation with its longest runway, 08/26, at 6,849 by 75 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
08/26	6,849 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit
12/30	5,803 × 60 ft	asphalt	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 4,229 ft is about 7°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, 7°C)	4,229 ft	3,263 ft	2,556 ft	3,834 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	5,429 ft	3,497 ft	2,683 ft	4,024 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	6,629 ft	3,731 ft	2,809 ft	4,214 ft
35°C afternoon	7,644 ft	3,929 ft	2,916 ft	4,375 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (08/26, 6,849 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,375 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 KLHX is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KLAA Southeast Colorado Regional Airport	39 nm E	6,304 ft
KPUB Pueblo Memorial Airport	49 nm W	10,498 ft
K8V7 Springfield Municipal Airport	55 nm SE	5,000 ft
KTAD Perry Stokes Airport	62 nm SW	5,500 ft
KCOS City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport	72 nm NW	13,500 ft
KFLY Meadow Lake Airport	73 nm NW	6,001 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KLHX

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

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