KSNS · Salinas Municipal Airport

SALINAS, CALIFORNIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

Elevation ft

Runways

6,004

Longest ft · 08/26

36.66N

121.61W

Salinas Municipal Airport serves Salinas, California at 85 ft elevation with its longest runway, 08/26, at 6,004 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.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
08/26	6,004 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
13/31	4,825 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 85 ft is about 15°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, 15°C)	85 ft	2,455 ft	2,119 ft	3,178 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,285 ft	2,689 ft	2,246 ft	3,368 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,485 ft	2,923 ft	2,372 ft	3,558 ft
35°C afternoon	2,505 ft	2,927 ft	2,374 ft	3,561 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (08/26, 6,004 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,561 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 KSNS is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMRY Monterey Regional Airport	12 nm W	7,175 ft
KCVH Hollister Municipal Airport	17 nm NE	6,350 ft
KSJC Mineta San Jose International Airport	45 nm N	11,000 ft
KLVK Livermore Municipal Airport	63 nm N	5,253 ft
KMCE Merced Regional Macready Field	64 nm NE	5,914 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KSNS

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

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