KLWL · Wells Municipal Airport/Harriet Field

WELLS, NEVADA · SMALL AIRPORT

5,772

Elevation ft

Runways

5,508

Longest ft · 09/27

41.12N

114.92W

Wells Municipal Airport/Harriet Field serves Wells, Nevada at 5,772 ft elevation with its longest runway, 09/27, at 5,508 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
09/27	5,508 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit
01/19	2,681 × 140 ft	gvl	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 5,772 ft is about 3°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, 3°C)	5,772 ft	3,564 ft	2,719 ft	4,078 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	6,972 ft	3,798 ft	2,846 ft	4,268 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	8,172 ft	4,032 ft	2,972 ft	4,458 ft
35°C afternoon	9,557 ft	4,302 ft	3,118 ft	4,677 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (09/27, 5,508 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,677 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 KLWL is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KEKO Elko Regional Airport	43 nm SW	7,214 ft
KENV Wendover Airport	47 nm SE	10,002 ft
06U Jackpot Airport/Hayden Field	53 nm N	6,180 ft
KTWF Joslin Field Magic Valley Regional Airport	84 nm N	8,704 ft
KBAM Battle Mountain Airport	94 nm W	7,300 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KLWL

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

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