KLUF · Luke Air Force Base

GLENDALE, ARIZONA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

1,085

Elevation ft

Runways

10,000

Longest ft · 03L/21R

33.53N

112.38W

Luke Air Force Base serves Glendale, Arizona at 1,085 ft elevation with its longest runway, 03L/21R, at 10,000 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.

Military airfield. This is a military airfield in the FAA file. It is listed here for reference and for emergency planning. Civil use needs prior permission, there is no FBO, and no Jet A you can buy. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
03L/21R	10,000 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
03R/21L	9,912 × 150 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,085 ft is about 13°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, 13°C)	1,085 ft	2,650 ft	2,224 ft	3,337 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,285 ft	2,884 ft	2,351 ft	3,527 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,485 ft	3,118 ft	2,478 ft	3,717 ft
35°C afternoon	3,745 ft	3,168 ft	2,505 ft	3,758 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (03L/21R, 10,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,758 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

Listed for reference only: KLUF is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KGEU Glendale Municipal Airport	4 nm E	7,150 ft
KGYR Phoenix Goodyear Airport	7 nm S	8,500 ft
KBXK Buckeye Municipal Airport	17 nm SW	5,500 ft
KDVT Phoenix Deer Valley Airport	18 nm NE	8,196 ft
KPHX Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport	20 nm E	11,489 ft
KSDL Scottsdale Airport	24 nm E	8,249 ft

04Fuel and services at KLUF

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KLUF. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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