KLRU · Las Cruces International Airport

LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

4,456

Elevation ft

Runways

7,506

Longest ft · 12/30

32.29N

106.92W

Las Cruces International Airport serves Las Cruces, New Mexico at 4,456 ft elevation with its longest runway, 12/30, at 7,506 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
12/30	7,506 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
04/22	7,501 × 105 ft	asphalt	lit
08/26	6,069 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 4,456 ft is about 6°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, 6°C)	4,456 ft	3,307 ft	2,580 ft	3,870 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	5,656 ft	3,541 ft	2,707 ft	4,060 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	6,856 ft	3,775 ft	2,833 ft	4,250 ft
35°C afternoon	7,925 ft	3,984 ft	2,946 ft	4,419 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (12/30, 7,506 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,419 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 KLRU is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KDNA Doña Ana County International Jetport	27 nm SE	9,550 ft
KELP El Paso International Airport	40 nm SE	12,020 ft
KDMN Deming Municipal Airport	41 nm W	8,018 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KLRU

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

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