KTRM · Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport

PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

-115

Elevation ft

Runways

8,500

Longest ft · 17/35

33.63N

116.16W

Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport serves Palm Springs, California at -115 ft elevation with its longest runway, 17/35, at 8,500 by 150 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	8,500 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
12/30	4,995 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at -115 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)	0 ft	2,438 ft	2,110 ft	3,165 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,085 ft	2,650 ft	2,224 ft	3,337 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,285 ft	2,884 ft	2,351 ft	3,527 ft
35°C afternoon	2,257 ft	2,878 ft	2,348 ft	3,522 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (17/35, 8,500 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,522 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 KTRM is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KUDD Bermuda Dunes Airport	9 nm NW	5,002 ft
KPSP Palm Springs International Airport	21 nm NW	10,000 ft
L08 Borrego Valley Airport	24 nm S	5,011 ft
KTNP Twentynine Palms Airport	32 nm N	5,531 ft
KF70 French Valley Airport	49 nm W	6,000 ft
KL35 Big Bear City Airport	52 nm NW	5,850 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KTRM

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

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