KSBS · Steamboat Springs Bob Adams Field

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO · SMALL AIRPORT

6,882

Elevation ft

Runway

4,452

Longest ft · 14/32

40.52N

106.87W

Steamboat Springs Bob Adams Field serves Steamboat Springs, Colorado at 6,882 ft elevation with its longest runway, 14/32, at 4,452 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
14/32	4,452 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 6,882 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)	6,882 ft	3,780 ft	2,836 ft	4,254 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	8,082 ft	4,014 ft	2,963 ft	4,444 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	9,282 ft	4,248 ft	3,089 ft	4,634 ft
35°C afternoon	10,934 ft	4,571 ft	3,264 ft	4,895 ft

Planning aid only. On a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (14/32, 4,452 ft) is within 20 percent of the 1.5x landing figure for a Meridian-class turboprop (4,895 ft). Plan hot-day departures for the morning and check the POH. 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 KSBS is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KHDN Yampa Valley Airport	16 nm W	10,000 ft
KCAG Craig Moffat Airport	30 nm W	5,606 ft
K33V Walden Jackson County Airport	31 nm NE	5,901 ft
K20V McElroy Airfield	36 nm SE	5,540 ft
KDWX Dixon Airport	42 nm NW	7,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KSBS

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

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