KNJK · El Centro NAF Airport (Vraciu Field)

EL CENTRO, CALIFORNIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

-42

Elevation ft

Runways

9,503

Longest ft · 08/26

32.83N

115.67W

El Centro NAF Airport (Vraciu Field) serves El Centro, California at -42 ft elevation with its longest runway, 08/26, at 9,503 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	9,503 × 200 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit
12/30	6,825 × 200 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at -42 ft is about 15°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, 15°C)	0 ft	2,438 ft	2,110 ft	3,165 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,158 ft	2,664 ft	2,232 ft	3,348 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,358 ft	2,898 ft	2,359 ft	3,538 ft
35°C afternoon	2,348 ft	2,896 ft	2,358 ft	3,537 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (08/26, 9,503 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,537 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: KNJK is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KIPL Imperial County Airport	5 nm E	5,308 ft
L08 Borrego Valley Airport	42 nm NW	5,011 ft
KTRM Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport	54 nm NW	8,500 ft
KUDD Bermuda Dunes Airport	63 nm NW	5,002 ft
KRNM Ramona Airport	64 nm W	5,001 ft

04Fuel and services at KNJK

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KNJK. 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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