PAED · Elmendorf Air Force Base

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

212

Elevation ft

Runways

10,000

Longest ft · 06/24

61.25N

149.81W

Elmendorf Air Force Base serves Anchorage, Alaska at 212 ft elevation with its longest runway, 06/24, at 10,000 by 200 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.

Military airfield. This is a military airfield in the FAA file. It is listed here for reference and for emergency planning. Civil use needs prior permission, there is no FBO, and no Jet A you can buy. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
06/24	10,000 × 200 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit
17/35	7,493 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 212 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)	212 ft	2,479 ft	2,132 ft	3,199 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,412 ft	2,713 ft	2,259 ft	3,388 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,612 ft	2,947 ft	2,386 ft	3,578 ft
35°C afternoon	2,663 ft	2,957 ft	2,391 ft	3,586 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (06/24, 10,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,586 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: PAED is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
PANC Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport	7 nm SW	12,400 ft
PAAQ Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport	29 nm NE	6,006 ft
PAEN Kenai Municipal Airport	59 nm SW	7,855 ft
PASX Soldotna Airport	59 nm SW	5,001 ft
PAVD Valdez Pioneer Field	103 nm E	6,500 ft
PAHO Homer Airport	108 nm SW	6,701 ft

04Fuel and services at PAED

There is no public FBO fuel to log at PAED. 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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