KWVI · Watsonville Municipal Airport

WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA · SMALL AIRPORT

163

Elevation ft

Runways

4,502

Longest ft · 02/20

36.94N

121.79W

Watsonville Municipal Airport serves Watsonville, California at 163 ft elevation with its longest runway, 02/20, at 4,502 by 149 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
02/20	4,502 × 149 ft	asphalt	lit
09/27	3,998 × 98 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 163 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)	163 ft	2,470 ft	2,127 ft	3,191 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,363 ft	2,704 ft	2,254 ft	3,381 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,563 ft	2,938 ft	2,380 ft	3,571 ft
35°C afternoon	2,602 ft	2,945 ft	2,385 ft	3,577 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (02/20, 4,502 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,577 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 KWVI is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KCVH Hollister Municipal Airport	18 nm E	6,350 ft
KSNS Salinas Municipal Airport	19 nm SE	6,004 ft
KMRY Monterey Regional Airport	21 nm S	7,175 ft
KSJC Mineta San Jose International Airport	26 nm N	11,000 ft
KLVK Livermore Municipal Airport	46 nm N	5,253 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KWVI

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

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