KNID · China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) Airport

CHINA LAKE, CALIFORNIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

2,283

Elevation ft

Runways

11,199

Longest ft · 08/26

35.69N

117.69W

China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) Airport serves China Lake, California at 2,283 ft elevation with its longest runway, 08/26, at 11,199 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
08/26	11,199 × 200 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit
03/21	10,000 × 200 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit
14/32	9,014 × 200 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 2,283 ft is about 10°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, 10°C)	2,283 ft	2,883 ft	2,351 ft	3,526 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	3,483 ft	3,117 ft	2,477 ft	3,716 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,683 ft	3,351 ft	2,604 ft	3,906 ft
35°C afternoon	5,231 ft	3,458 ft	2,662 ft	3,993 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (08/26, 11,199 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,993 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: KNID is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KIYK Inyokern Airport	7 nm W	7,100 ft
L72 Trona Airport	19 nm NE	5,910 ft
KL71 California City Municipal Airport	36 nm SW	6,027 ft
KMHV Mojave Air & Space Port	44 nm SW	12,503 ft

04Fuel and services at KNID

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KNID. 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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