KSKA · Fairchild Air Force Base

SPOKANE, WASHINGTON · MEDIUM AIRPORT

2,461

Elevation ft

Runway

13,899

Longest ft · 05/23

47.62N

117.66W

Fairchild Air Force Base serves Spokane, Washington at 2,461 ft elevation with its longest runway, 05/23, at 13,899 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.

Military airfield. This is a military airfield in the FAA file. It is listed here for reference and for emergency planning. Civil use needs prior permission, there is no FBO, and no Jet A you can buy. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
05/23	13,899 × 150 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 2,461 ft is about 10°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, 10°C)	2,461 ft	2,918 ft	2,370 ft	3,554 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	3,661 ft	3,152 ft	2,496 ft	3,744 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,861 ft	3,386 ft	2,623 ft	3,934 ft
35°C afternoon	5,452 ft	3,501 ft	2,685 ft	4,028 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (05/23, 13,899 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,028 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

Listed for reference only: KSKA is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KGEG Spokane International Airport	5 nm E	11,002 ft
KSFF Felts Field	14 nm E	6,000 ft
KDEW Deer Park Airport	23 nm NE	6,101 ft
KCOE Coeur D'Alene Airport - Pappy Boyington Field	35 nm E	7,400 ft
KPUW Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport	57 nm SE	7,100 ft
KS83 Shoshone County Airport	60 nm E	5,316 ft

04Fuel and services at KSKA

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KSKA. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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