KROW · Roswell Air Center Airport

ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

3,671

Elevation ft

Runways

13,000

Longest ft · 03/21

33.30N

104.53W

Roswell Air Center Airport serves Roswell, New Mexico at 3,671 ft elevation with its longest runway, 03/21, at 13,000 by 150 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
03/21	13,000 × 150 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit
17/35	10,008 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 3,671 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)	3,671 ft	3,154 ft	2,497 ft	3,746 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	4,871 ft	3,388 ft	2,624 ft	3,936 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	6,071 ft	3,622 ft	2,750 ft	4,126 ft
35°C afternoon	6,952 ft	3,794 ft	2,843 ft	4,265 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (03/21, 13,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,265 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 KROW is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KATS Artesia Municipal Airport	27 nm S	6,800 ft
KSRR Sierra Blanca Regional Airport	51 nm W	8,120 ft
KCNM Cavern City Air Terminal	59 nm S	7,854 ft
KE06 Lea County-Zip Franklin Memorial Airport	60 nm E	6,001 ft
KFSU Fort Sumner Municipal Airport	73 nm N	5,800 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KROW

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

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