KPIL · Port Isabel Cameron County Airport

PORT ISABEL, TEXAS · SMALL AIRPORT

Elevation ft

Runways

8,001

Longest ft · 13/31

26.17N

97.35W

Port Isabel Cameron County Airport serves Port Isabel, Texas at 19 ft elevation with its longest runway, 13/31, at 8,001 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.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
13/31	8,001 × 200 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit
08/26	5,317 × 150 ft	concrete	unlit
03/21	5,000 × 150 ft	asphalt (PEM)	unlit
17/35	4,200 × 75 ft	concrete	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 19 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)	19 ft	2,442 ft	2,112 ft	3,168 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,219 ft	2,676 ft	2,239 ft	3,358 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,419 ft	2,910 ft	2,365 ft	3,548 ft
35°C afternoon	2,424 ft	2,911 ft	2,366 ft	3,549 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (13/31, 8,001 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,549 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 KPIL is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KBRO Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport	16 nm S	7,399 ft
KHRL Valley International Airport	17 nm W	9,400 ft
KEBG South Texas International at Edinburg Airport	45 nm W	5,000 ft
KMFE McAllen Miller International Airport	48 nm W	7,120 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KPIL

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KPIL, 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 KPIL or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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