KSAD · Safford Regional Airport

SAFFORD, ARIZONA · SMALL AIRPORT

3,179

Elevation ft

Runways

6,007

Longest ft · 12/30

32.85N

109.64W

Safford Regional Airport serves Safford, Arizona at 3,179 ft elevation with its longest runway, 12/30, at 6,007 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
12/30	6,007 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
08/26	4,802 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 3,179 ft is about 9°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, 9°C)	3,179 ft	3,058 ft	2,445 ft	3,668 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	4,379 ft	3,292 ft	2,572 ft	3,858 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	5,579 ft	3,526 ft	2,699 ft	4,048 ft
35°C afternoon	6,342 ft	3,675 ft	2,779 ft	4,169 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (12/30, 6,007 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,169 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 KSAD is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KP33 Cochise County Airport	39 nm S	6,095 ft
KLSB Lordsburg Municipal Airport	57 nm SE	5,224 ft
KP13 San Carlos Apache Airport	60 nm NW	6,500 ft
KE24 Whiteriver Airport	60 nm N	6,288 ft
K94E Whiskey Creek Airport	72 nm E	5,400 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KSAD

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

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