KSKX · Taos Regional Airport
Taos Regional Airport serves Taos, New Mexico at 7,095 ft elevation with its longest runway, 04/22, at 5,504 by 75 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 5,504 × 75 ft | asphalt | lit |
02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins
Standard temperature at 7,095 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) | 7,095 ft | 3,822 ft | 2,859 ft | 4,288 ft |
| Warm day (ISA +10) | 8,295 ft | 4,056 ft | 2,985 ft | 4,478 ft |
| Hot day (ISA +20) | 9,495 ft | 4,290 ft | 3,112 ft | 4,668 ft |
| 35°C afternoon | 11,198 ft | 4,622 ft | 3,291 ft | 4,937 ft |
03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more
Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KSKX is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.
| Airport | Distance | Longest runway |
|---|---|---|
| KAXX Angel Fire Airport | 19 nm E | 8,900 ft |
| KN24 Questa Municipal Nr 2 Airport | 21 nm N | 6,861 ft |
| E14 Ohkay Owingeh Airport | 31 nm SW | 5,007 ft |
| KLAM Los Alamos Airport | 45 nm SW | 6,000 ft |
| KS42 Springer Municipal Airport | 52 nm E | 5,003 ft |
| KSAF Santa Fe Municipal Airport | 54 nm S | 8,366 ft |
04Jet A prices and FBOs at KSKX
No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KSKX, 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 KSKX or read what a fuel stop actually saves.