KPVW · Hale County Airport

PLAINVIEW, TEXAS · SMALL AIRPORT

3,374

Elevation ft

Runways

5,997

Longest ft · 04/22

34.17N

101.72W

Hale County Airport serves Plainview, Texas at 3,374 ft elevation with its longest runway, 04/22, at 5,997 by 100 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
04/22	5,997 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
13/31	4,000 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 3,374 ft is about 8°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, 8°C)	3,374 ft	3,096 ft	2,466 ft	3,699 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	4,574 ft	3,330 ft	2,593 ft	3,889 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	5,774 ft	3,564 ft	2,719 ft	4,079 ft
35°C afternoon	6,584 ft	3,722 ft	2,805 ft	4,207 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (04/22, 5,997 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,207 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 KPVW is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KLBB Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport	31 nm S	11,500 ft
KT55 Dimmitt Municipal Airport	38 nm NW	5,500 ft
KF82 Town & Country Airpark	41 nm S	5,144 ft
K2T1 Muleshoe Municipal Airport	46 nm W	5,100 ft
KLLN Levelland Municipal Airport	49 nm SW	6,110 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KPVW

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

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