KSVE · Susanville Municipal Airport

SUSANVILLE, CALIFORNIA · SMALL AIRPORT

4,149

Elevation ft

Runways

4,051

Longest ft · 11/29

40.38N

120.57W

Susanville Municipal Airport serves Susanville, California at 4,149 ft elevation with its longest runway, 11/29, at 4,051 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
11/29	4,051 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit
07/25	2,180 × 60 ft	graded earth	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 4,149 ft is about 7°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, 7°C)	4,149 ft	3,247 ft	2,548 ft	3,822 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	5,349 ft	3,481 ft	2,674 ft	4,011 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	6,549 ft	3,715 ft	2,801 ft	4,201 ft
35°C afternoon	7,545 ft	3,910 ft	2,906 ft	4,359 ft

Planning aid only. On a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (11/29, 4,051 ft) is within 20 percent of the 1.5x landing figure for a Meridian-class turboprop (4,359 ft). Plan hot-day departures for the morning and check the POH. 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 KSVE is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KO05 Rogers Field	31 nm W	5,320 ft
KRTS Reno-Stead Airport	53 nm SE	9,000 ft
KO89 Fall River Mills Airport	55 nm NW	5,000 ft
KRNO Reno Tahoe International Airport	64 nm SE	11,001 ft
KTRK Truckee Tahoe Airport	67 nm S	7,001 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KSVE

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

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