L72 · Trona Airport

TRONA, CALIFORNIA · SMALL AIRPORT

1,716

Elevation ft

Runway

5,910

Longest ft · 17/35

35.81N

117.33W

Trona Airport serves Trona, California at 1,716 ft elevation with its longest runway, 17/35, at 5,910 by 60 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	5,910 × 60 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,716 ft is about 12°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, 12°C)	1,716 ft	2,773 ft	2,291 ft	3,437 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,916 ft	3,007 ft	2,418 ft	3,626 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,116 ft	3,241 ft	2,544 ft	3,816 ft
35°C afternoon	4,528 ft	3,321 ft	2,588 ft	3,882 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (17/35, 5,910 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,882 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 L72 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KIYK Inyokern Airport	26 nm W	7,100 ft
KL71 California City Municipal Airport	52 nm SW	6,027 ft
KMHV Mojave Air & Space Port	61 nm SW	12,503 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at L72

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at L72, 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 L72 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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