PAFB · Ladd Army Airfield

FAIRBANKS, ALASKA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

454

Elevation ft

Runway

8,575

Longest ft · 07/25

64.84N

147.61W

Ladd Army Airfield serves Fairbanks, Alaska at 454 ft elevation with its longest runway, 07/25, at 8,575 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.

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
07/25	8,575 × 150 ft	asphalt	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 454 ft is about 14°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, 14°C)	454 ft	2,527 ft	2,158 ft	3,237 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,654 ft	2,761 ft	2,284 ft	3,427 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,854 ft	2,995 ft	2,411 ft	3,617 ft
35°C afternoon	2,963 ft	3,016 ft	2,423 ft	3,634 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (07/25, 8,575 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,634 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: PAFB is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
PAFA Fairbanks International Airport	6 nm W	11,800 ft
PAGK Gulkana Airport	171 nm S	5,001 ft
PAAQ Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport	199 nm S	6,006 ft

04Fuel and services at PAFB

There is no public FBO fuel to log at PAFB. 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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