KVHN · Culberson County Airport

VAN HORN, TEXAS · SMALL AIRPORT

3,957

Elevation ft

Runways

6,005

Longest ft · 03/21

31.06N

104.78W

Culberson County Airport serves Van Horn, Texas at 3,957 ft elevation with its longest runway, 03/21, at 6,005 by 76 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
03/21	6,005 × 76 ft	asphalt	lit
07/25	5,353 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 3,957 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)	3,957 ft	3,210 ft	2,527 ft	3,791 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	5,157 ft	3,444 ft	2,654 ft	3,981 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	6,357 ft	3,678 ft	2,781 ft	4,171 ft
35°C afternoon	7,307 ft	3,863 ft	2,881 ft	4,321 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (03/21, 6,005 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,321 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 KVHN is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMRF Marfa Municipal Airport	57 nm SE	6,203 ft
KPEQ Pecos Municipal Airport	68 nm E	6,236 ft
KE38 Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport	70 nm SE	6,002 ft
0TA7 Alta Vista Ranch Airport	71 nm SE	5,200 ft
KCNM Cavern City Air Terminal	81 nm N	7,854 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KVHN

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

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