KMIT · Shafter Airport - Minter Field

SHAFTER, CALIFORNIA · SMALL AIRPORT

424

Elevation ft

Runways

4,501

Longest ft · 12/30

35.51N

119.19W

Shafter Airport - Minter Field serves Shafter, California at 424 ft elevation with its longest runway, 12/30, at 4,501 by 100 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	4,501 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
17/35	2,972 × 100 ft	concrete	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 424 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)	424 ft	2,521 ft	2,155 ft	3,232 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,624 ft	2,755 ft	2,281 ft	3,422 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,824 ft	2,989 ft	2,408 ft	3,612 ft
35°C afternoon	2,926 ft	3,009 ft	2,419 ft	3,628 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (12/30, 4,501 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,628 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 KMIT is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KBFL Meadows Field	8 nm SE	10,849 ft
KDLO Delano Municipal Airport	14 nm N	5,659 ft
1CA1 Belridge Strip	26 nm W	5,600 ft
KPTV Porterville Municipal Airport	32 nm N	5,960 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KMIT

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

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