KN24 · Questa Municipal Nr 2 Airport

QUESTA, NEW MEXICO · SMALL AIRPORT

7,700

Elevation ft

Runway

6,861

Longest ft · 17/35

36.80N

105.60W

Questa Municipal Nr 2 Airport serves Questa, New Mexico at 7,700 ft elevation with its longest runway, 17/35, at 6,861 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.

Open KN24 in JetDesk: live METAR, TAF, winds and runway verdict →

01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
17/35	6,861 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 7,700 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)	7,700 ft	3,940 ft	2,922 ft	4,384 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	8,900 ft	4,174 ft	3,049 ft	4,573 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	10,100 ft	4,408 ft	3,176 ft	4,763 ft
35°C afternoon	11,948 ft	4,768 ft	3,371 ft	5,056 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (17/35, 6,861 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (5,056 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 KN24 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KSKX Taos Regional Airport	21 nm S	5,504 ft
KAXX Angel Fire Airport	27 nm SE	8,900 ft
KALS San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field	40 nm N	8,521 ft
KMVI Monte Vista Municipal Airport	49 nm NW	5,902 ft
E14 Ohkay Owingeh Airport	51 nm SW	5,007 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KN24

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KN24, 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 KN24 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

All New Mexico airports · Airport directory · Open JetDesk