KPAN · Payson Airport

PAYSON, ARIZONA · SMALL AIRPORT

5,157

Elevation ft

Runway

5,504

Longest ft · 06/24

34.26N

111.34W

Payson Airport serves Payson, Arizona at 5,157 ft elevation with its longest runway, 06/24, at 5,504 by 75 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.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
06/24	5,504 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 5,157 ft is about 5°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, 5°C)	5,157 ft	3,444 ft	2,654 ft	3,981 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	6,357 ft	3,678 ft	2,781 ft	4,171 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	7,557 ft	3,912 ft	2,907 ft	4,361 ft
35°C afternoon	8,795 ft	4,153 ft	3,038 ft	4,557 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (06/24, 5,504 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,557 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

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KPAN is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KSEZ Sedona Airport	42 nm NW	5,132 ft
KSDL Scottsdale Airport	48 nm SW	8,249 ft
KDVT Phoenix Deer Valley Airport	50 nm SW	8,196 ft
KFFZ Falcon Field	52 nm S	5,100 ft
KINW Winslow Lindbergh Regional Airport	55 nm NE	7,499 ft
KFLG Flagstaff Pulliam Airport	55 nm N	8,800 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KPAN

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KPAN, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KPAN or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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