KTDW · Tradewind Airport

AMARILLO, TEXAS · SMALL AIRPORT

3,649

Elevation ft

Runways

5,098

Longest ft · 17/35

35.17N

101.83W

Tradewind Airport serves Amarillo, Texas at 3,649 ft elevation with its longest runway, 17/35, at 5,098 by 60 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
17/35	5,098 × 60 ft	asphalt	lit
05/23	3,000 × 60 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 3,649 ft is about 8°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, 8°C)	3,649 ft	3,150 ft	2,495 ft	3,742 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	4,849 ft	3,384 ft	2,622 ft	3,932 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	6,049 ft	3,618 ft	2,748 ft	4,122 ft
35°C afternoon	6,925 ft	3,789 ft	2,841 ft	4,261 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (17/35, 5,098 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,261 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 KTDW is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KAMA Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport	7 nm NE	13,502 ft
KHRX Hereford Municipal Airport	31 nm SW	6,100 ft
KBGD Hutchinson County Airport	38 nm NE	6,299 ft
KDUX Moore County Airport	42 nm N	6,001 ft
KT55 Dimmitt Municipal Airport	44 nm SW	5,500 ft
KPPA Perry Lefors Field	49 nm NE	5,862 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KTDW

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

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