KSDL · Scottsdale Airport

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA · SMALL AIRPORT

1,510

Elevation ft

Runway

8,249

Longest ft · 03/21

33.62N

111.91W

Scottsdale Airport serves Scottsdale, Arizona at 1,510 ft elevation with its longest runway, 03/21, at 8,249 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
03/21	8,249 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,510 ft is about 12°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, 12°C)	1,510 ft	2,733 ft	2,269 ft	3,404 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,710 ft	2,967 ft	2,396 ft	3,594 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,910 ft	3,201 ft	2,523 ft	3,784 ft
35°C afternoon	4,272 ft	3,271 ft	2,561 ft	3,841 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (03/21, 8,249 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,841 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 KSDL is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KDVT Phoenix Deer Valley Airport	9 nm NW	8,196 ft
KPHX Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport	12 nm SW	11,489 ft
KFFZ Falcon Field	13 nm SE	5,100 ft
KGEU Glendale Municipal Airport	20 nm W	7,150 ft
KIWA Mesa Gateway Airport	23 nm SE	10,401 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KSDL

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

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