KNUQ · Moffett Federal Airfield

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

Elevation ft

Runways

9,197

Longest ft · 14L/32R

37.42N

122.05W

Moffett Federal Airfield serves Mountain View, California at 32 ft elevation with its longest runway, 14L/32R, at 9,197 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.

Private-use airfield. The FAA file marks this field private use. It is listed here for reference. Landing needs the owner's prior permission, and there may be no fuel or services. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
14L/32R	9,197 × 200 ft	concrete	lit
14R/32L	8,121 × 200 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 32 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)	32 ft	2,444 ft	2,113 ft	3,170 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,232 ft	2,678 ft	2,240 ft	3,360 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,432 ft	2,912 ft	2,367 ft	3,550 ft
35°C afternoon	2,440 ft	2,914 ft	2,367 ft	3,551 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (14L/32R, 9,197 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,551 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: KNUQ is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KSJC Mineta San Jose International Airport	7 nm SE	11,000 ft
KHWD Hayward Executive Airport	15 nm N	5,694 ft
KSFO San Francisco International Airport	20 nm NW	11,870 ft
KLVK Livermore Municipal Airport	20 nm NE	5,253 ft
KOAK Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport	20 nm NW	10,520 ft
KHAF Half Moon Bay Airport	22 nm W	5,000 ft

04Fuel and services at KNUQ

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KNUQ. 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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