KMAE · Madera Municipal Airport

MADERA, CALIFORNIA · SMALL AIRPORT

255

Elevation ft

Runways

5,545

Longest ft · 12/30

36.99N

120.11W

Madera Municipal Airport serves Madera, California at 255 ft elevation with its longest runway, 12/30, at 5,545 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.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
12/30	5,545 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
07/25	3,702 × 150 ft	asphalt	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 255 ft is about 14°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, 14°C)	255 ft	2,488 ft	2,137 ft	3,205 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,455 ft	2,722 ft	2,264 ft	3,395 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,655 ft	2,956 ft	2,390 ft	3,585 ft
35°C afternoon	2,716 ft	2,968 ft	2,397 ft	3,595 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (12/30, 5,545 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,595 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 KMAE is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KFAT Fresno Yosemite International Airport	23 nm SE	9,539 ft
KMCE Merced Regional Macready Field	26 nm NW	5,914 ft
KMER Castle Airport	32 nm NW	11,802 ft
KHJO Hanford Municipal Airport	47 nm SE	5,179 ft
KC80 New Coalinga Municipal Airport	50 nm S	5,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KMAE

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

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