O24 · Lee Vining Airport
Lee Vining Airport serves Lee Vining, California at 6,802 ft elevation with its longest runway, 16/34, at 4,090 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.
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01Runways
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 4,090 × 50 ft | asphalt (fair) | lit |
02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins
Standard temperature at 6,802 ft is about 1°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, 1°C) | 6,802 ft | 3,765 ft | 2,828 ft | 4,241 ft |
| Warm day (ISA +10) | 8,002 ft | 3,999 ft | 2,954 ft | 4,431 ft |
| Hot day (ISA +20) | 9,202 ft | 4,233 ft | 3,081 ft | 4,621 ft |
| 35°C afternoon | 10,834 ft | 4,551 ft | 3,253 ft | 4,879 ft |
03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more
Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at O24 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.
| Airport | Distance | Longest runway |
|---|---|---|
| KMMH Mammoth Yosemite Airport | 24 nm SE | 7,000 ft |
| KHTH Hawthorne Industrial Airport | 42 nm NE | 6,000 ft |
| KBIH Eastern Sierra Regional Airport | 50 nm SE | 7,498 ft |
| O43 Yerington Municipal Airport | 63 nm N | 5,800 ft |
| KMEV Minden-Tahoe Airport | 69 nm NW | 7,399 ft |
04Jet A prices and FBOs at O24
No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at O24, 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 O24 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.