KRCV · Astronaut Kent Rominger Airport

DEL NORTE, COLORADO · SMALL AIRPORT

7,949

Elevation ft

Runways

6,051

Longest ft · 06/24

37.71N

106.35W

Astronaut Kent Rominger Airport serves Del Norte, Colorado at 7,949 ft elevation with its longest runway, 06/24, at 6,051 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	6,051 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit
03/21	4,812 × 60 ft	turf	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 7,949 ft is about -1°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, -1°C)	7,949 ft	3,988 ft	2,949 ft	4,423 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	9,149 ft	4,222 ft	3,075 ft	4,613 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	10,349 ft	4,456 ft	3,202 ft	4,803 ft
35°C afternoon	12,257 ft	4,829 ft	3,403 ft	5,105 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (06/24, 6,051 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (5,105 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 KRCV is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
K1V8 Leach Airport	15 nm E	7,000 ft
KMVI Monte Vista Municipal Airport	18 nm SE	5,902 ft
KALS San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field	29 nm SE	8,521 ft
KPSO Stevens Field	42 nm SW	8,100 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KRCV

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

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