KNFW · NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field

FORT WORTH, TEXAS · MEDIUM AIRPORT

650

Elevation ft

Runway

11,999

Longest ft · 18/36

32.77N

97.44W

NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field serves Fort Worth, Texas at 650 ft elevation with its longest runway, 18/36, at 11,999 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.

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
18/36	11,999 × 200 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 650 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)	650 ft	2,565 ft	2,179 ft	3,268 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,850 ft	2,799 ft	2,305 ft	3,458 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,050 ft	3,033 ft	2,432 ft	3,648 ft
35°C afternoon	3,206 ft	3,063 ft	2,448 ft	3,672 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (18/36, 11,999 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,672 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: KNFW is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KFTW Fort Worth Meacham International Airport	5 nm NE	7,502 ft
K4T2 Kenneth Copeland Airport	13 nm N	5,943 ft
KFWS Fort Worth Spinks Airport	14 nm SE	6,002 ft
KAFW Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport	15 nm NE	11,125 ft
KGKY Arlington Municipal Airport	19 nm E	6,080 ft
KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport	22 nm E	13,401 ft

04Fuel and services at KNFW

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KNFW. 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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