KMHV · Mojave Air & Space Port

MOJAVE, CALIFORNIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

2,801

Elevation ft

Runways

12,503

Longest ft · 12/30

35.06N

118.15W

Mojave Air & Space Port serves Mojave, California at 2,801 ft elevation with its longest runway, 12/30, at 12,503 by 200 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	12,503 × 200 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit
08/26	7,049 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
04/22	4,747 × 60 ft	asphalt	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 2,801 ft is about 9°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, 9°C)	2,801 ft	2,984 ft	2,406 ft	3,608 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	4,001 ft	3,218 ft	2,532 ft	3,798 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	5,201 ft	3,452 ft	2,659 ft	3,988 ft
35°C afternoon	5,873 ft	3,583 ft	2,730 ft	4,094 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (12/30, 12,503 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,094 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 KMHV is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KL71 California City Municipal Airport	9 nm NE	6,027 ft
KWJF General William J Fox Airfield	19 nm S	7,201 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KMHV

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

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