KSQL · San Carlos Airport

SAN CARLOS, CALIFORNIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

Elevation ft

Runway

2,621

Longest ft · 12/30

37.51N

122.25W

San Carlos Airport serves San Carlos, California at 5 ft elevation with its longest runway, 12/30, at 2,621 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
12/30	2,621 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 5 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)	5 ft	2,439 ft	2,111 ft	3,166 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,205 ft	2,673 ft	2,237 ft	3,356 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,405 ft	2,907 ft	2,364 ft	3,546 ft
35°C afternoon	2,406 ft	2,907 ft	2,364 ft	3,546 ft

Planning aid only. On a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (12/30, 2,621 ft) is short of the 1.5x landing figure for a Meridian-class turboprop (3,546 ft). Treat this as a cool-morning field for heavier turboprops and run the POH numbers. 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 KSQL is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KSFO San Francisco International Airport	9 nm NW	11,870 ft
KHWD Hayward Executive Airport	11 nm NE	5,694 ft
KHAF Half Moon Bay Airport	12 nm W	5,000 ft
KOAK Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport	13 nm N	10,520 ft
KSJC Mineta San Jose International Airport	18 nm SE	11,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KSQL

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

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