KTSP · Tehachapi Municipal Airport

TEHACHAPI, CALIFORNIA · SMALL AIRPORT

4,001

Elevation ft

Runway

4,040

Longest ft · 11/29

35.13N

118.44W

Tehachapi Municipal Airport serves Tehachapi, California at 4,001 ft elevation with its longest runway, 11/29, at 4,040 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	4,040 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 4,001 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)	4,001 ft	3,218 ft	2,532 ft	3,798 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	5,201 ft	3,452 ft	2,659 ft	3,988 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	6,401 ft	3,686 ft	2,785 ft	4,178 ft
35°C afternoon	7,361 ft	3,874 ft	2,887 ft	4,330 ft

Planning aid only. On a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (11/29, 4,040 ft) is within 20 percent of the 1.5x landing figure for a Meridian-class turboprop (4,330 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 KTSP is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMHV Mojave Air & Space Port	15 nm E	12,503 ft
KL71 California City Municipal Airport	21 nm E	6,027 ft
KWJF General William J Fox Airfield	26 nm SE	7,201 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KTSP

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

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