NM86 · Playas Air Strip

PLAYAS, NEW MEXICO · SMALL AIRPORT

4,519

Elevation ft

Runway

4,865

Longest ft · 06/24

31.94N

108.54W

Playas Air Strip serves Playas, New Mexico at 4,519 ft elevation with its longest runway, 06/24, at 4,865 by 50 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.

Private-use airfield. The FAA file marks this field private use. It is listed here for reference. Landing needs the owner's prior permission, and there may be no fuel or services. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
06/24	4,865 × 50 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 4,519 ft is about 6°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, 6°C)	4,519 ft	3,319 ft	2,587 ft	3,880 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	5,719 ft	3,553 ft	2,713 ft	4,070 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	6,919 ft	3,787 ft	2,840 ft	4,260 ft
35°C afternoon	8,004 ft	3,999 ft	2,954 ft	4,432 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (06/24, 4,865 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,432 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

Listed for reference only: NM86 is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KLSB Lordsburg Municipal Airport	25 nm N	5,224 ft
KDMN Deming Municipal Airport	46 nm NE	8,018 ft
KSVC Grant County Airport	46 nm NE	6,803 ft
K94E Whiskey Creek Airport	52 nm N	5,400 ft
KDGL Douglas Municipal Airport	61 nm SW	5,760 ft
KDUG Bisbee Douglas International Airport	61 nm SW	6,430 ft

04Fuel and services at NM86

There is no public FBO fuel to log at NM86. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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