KLVS · Las Vegas Municipal Airport

LAS VEGAS, NEW MEXICO · MEDIUM AIRPORT

6,877

Elevation ft

Runways

8,199

Longest ft · 14/32

35.65N

105.14W

Las Vegas Municipal Airport serves Las Vegas, New Mexico at 6,877 ft elevation with its longest runway, 14/32, at 8,199 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
14/32	8,199 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit
02/20	5,006 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 6,877 ft is about 1°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, 1°C)	6,877 ft	3,779 ft	2,836 ft	4,253 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	8,077 ft	4,013 ft	2,962 ft	4,443 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	9,277 ft	4,247 ft	3,089 ft	4,633 ft
35°C afternoon	10,927 ft	4,569 ft	3,263 ft	4,894 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (14/32, 8,199 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,894 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 KLVS is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KSAF Santa Fe Municipal Airport	46 nm W	8,366 ft
KAXX Angel Fire Airport	47 nm N	8,900 ft
KS42 Springer Municipal Airport	48 nm NE	5,003 ft
E14 Ohkay Owingeh Airport	49 nm NW	5,007 ft
KSXU Santa Rosa Route 66 Airport	50 nm SE	5,013 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KLVS

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

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