KTRK · Truckee Tahoe Airport

TRUCKEE, CALIFORNIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

5,900

Elevation ft

Runways

7,001

Longest ft · 11/29

39.32N

120.14W

Truckee Tahoe Airport serves Truckee, California at 5,900 ft elevation with its longest runway, 11/29, at 7,001 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
11/29	7,001 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
02/20	4,650 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 5,900 ft is about 3°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, 3°C)	5,900 ft	3,589 ft	2,732 ft	4,099 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	7,100 ft	3,823 ft	2,859 ft	4,289 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	8,300 ft	4,057 ft	2,986 ft	4,478 ft
35°C afternoon	9,716 ft	4,333 ft	3,135 ft	4,703 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (11/29, 7,001 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,703 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 KTRK is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KCXP Carson Airport	20 nm E	6,101 ft
KRNO Reno Tahoe International Airport	20 nm NE	11,001 ft
KRTS Reno-Stead Airport	24 nm NE	9,000 ft
KMEV Minden-Tahoe Airport	26 nm SE	7,399 ft
KTVL Lake Tahoe Airport	26 nm S	8,541 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KTRK

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

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