KNFL · Fallon Naval Air Station

FALLON, NEVADA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

3,934

Elevation ft

Runways

14,001

Longest ft · 13R/31L

39.42N

118.70W

Fallon Naval Air Station serves Fallon, Nevada at 3,934 ft elevation with its longest runway, 13R/31L, at 14,001 by 201 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.

Military airfield. This is a military airfield in the FAA file. It is listed here for reference and for emergency planning. Civil use needs prior permission, there is no FBO, and no Jet A you can buy. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
13R/31L	14,001 × 201 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit
13L/31R	11,076 × 200 ft	concrete	lit
07/25	7,003 × 152 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 3,934 ft is about 7°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, 7°C)	3,934 ft	3,205 ft	2,525 ft	3,788 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	5,134 ft	3,439 ft	2,652 ft	3,977 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	6,334 ft	3,673 ft	2,778 ft	4,167 ft
35°C afternoon	7,278 ft	3,858 ft	2,878 ft	4,317 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (13R/31L, 14,001 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,317 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

Listed for reference only: KNFL is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KFLX Fallon Municipal Airport	5 nm NW	5,705 ft
KSPZ Silver Springs Airport	26 nm W	6,001 ft
O43 Yerington Municipal Airport	33 nm SW	5,800 ft
KLOL Derby Field	40 nm N	5,529 ft
KRNO Reno Tahoe International Airport	50 nm W	11,001 ft

04Fuel and services at KNFL

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KNFL. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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