KMVI · Monte Vista Municipal Airport

MONTE VISTA, COLORADO · SMALL AIRPORT

7,611

Elevation ft

Runways

5,902

Longest ft · 02/20

37.53N

106.05W

Monte Vista Municipal Airport serves Monte Vista, Colorado at 7,611 ft elevation with its longest runway, 02/20, at 5,902 by 60 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
02/20	5,902 × 60 ft	asphalt	lit
16/34	2,300 × 30 ft	graded earth	unlit
10/28	2,100 × 50 ft	graded earth	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 7,611 ft is about 0°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, 0°C)	7,611 ft	3,922 ft	2,913 ft	4,369 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	8,811 ft	4,156 ft	3,040 ft	4,559 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	10,011 ft	4,391 ft	3,166 ft	4,749 ft
35°C afternoon	11,838 ft	4,747 ft	3,359 ft	5,038 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (02/20, 5,902 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (5,038 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 KMVI is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KALS San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field	10 nm SE	8,521 ft
K1V8 Leach Airport	15 nm N	7,000 ft
KRCV Astronaut Kent Rominger Airport	18 nm NW	6,051 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KMVI

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

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