KT89 · Lajitas International Airport

LAJITAS, TEXAS · SMALL AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

2,630

Elevation ft

Runway

6,501

Longest ft · 07/25

29.28N

103.69W

Lajitas International Airport serves Lajitas, Texas at 2,630 ft elevation with its longest runway, 07/25, at 6,501 by 100 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
07/25	6,501 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 2,630 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)	2,630 ft	2,951 ft	2,387 ft	3,581 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	3,830 ft	3,185 ft	2,514 ft	3,771 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	5,030 ft	3,419 ft	2,641 ft	3,961 ft
35°C afternoon	5,661 ft	3,542 ft	2,707 ft	4,061 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (07/25, 6,501 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,061 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 KT89 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KPRS Presidio Lely International Airport	41 nm NW	5,200 ft
0TA7 Alta Vista Ranch Airport	54 nm N	5,200 ft
KE38 Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport	66 nm N	6,002 ft
KMRF Marfa Municipal Airport	68 nm N	6,203 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KT89

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KT89, 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 KT89 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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