PACV · Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport

CORDOVA, ALASKA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

Elevation ft

Runways

7,500

Longest ft · 09/27

60.49N

145.48W

Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport serves Cordova, Alaska at 54 ft elevation with its longest runway, 09/27, at 7,500 by 150 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
09/27	7,500 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
16/34	1,934 × 30 ft	gvl	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 54 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)	54 ft	2,449 ft	2,116 ft	3,174 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,254 ft	2,683 ft	2,242 ft	3,363 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,454 ft	2,917 ft	2,369 ft	3,553 ft
35°C afternoon	2,467 ft	2,919 ft	2,370 ft	3,555 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (09/27, 7,500 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,555 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 PACV is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
PAVD Valdez Pioneer Field	45 nm NW	6,500 ft
PAGK Gulkana Airport	100 nm N	5,001 ft
PAAQ Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport	124 nm NW	6,006 ft
PANC Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport	138 nm W	12,400 ft
PASX Soldotna Airport	164 nm W	5,001 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at PACV

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

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