KLXV · Lake County Airport
Lake County Airport serves Leadville, Colorado at 9,927 ft elevation with its longest runway, 16/34, at 6,400 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 6,400 × 75 ft | asphalt | lit |
02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins
Standard temperature at 9,927 ft is about -5°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, -5°C) | 9,927 ft | 4,374 ft | 3,157 ft | 4,736 ft |
| Warm day (ISA +10) | 11,127 ft | 4,608 ft | 3,284 ft | 4,926 ft |
| Hot day (ISA +20) | 12,327 ft | 4,842 ft | 3,410 ft | 5,116 ft |
| 35°C afternoon | 14,709 ft | 5,307 ft | 3,662 ft | 5,493 ft |
03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more
Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KLXV is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.
| Airport | Distance | Longest runway |
|---|---|---|
| KASE Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) | 26 nm W | 8,006 ft |
| KAEJ Central Colorado Regional Airport | 26 nm S | 8,303 ft |
| KEGE Eagle County Regional Airport | 38 nm NW | 9,000 ft |
| KANK Salida Airport - Harriet Alexander Field | 43 nm S | 7,351 ft |
| K20V McElroy Airfield | 50 nm N | 5,540 ft |
| KGUC Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport | 50 nm SW | 9,400 ft |
04Jet A prices and FBOs at KLXV
No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KLXV, 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 KLXV or read what a fuel stop actually saves.