US-8452 · Trinchera Ranch Airstrip

FORT GARLAND, COLORADO · SMALL AIRPORT

8,283

Elevation ft

Runway

5,000

Longest ft · 3/21

37.46N

105.41W

Trinchera Ranch Airstrip serves Fort Garland, Colorado at 8,283 ft elevation with its longest runway, 3/21, at 5,000 by 75 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.

Open US-8452 in JetDesk: live METAR, TAF, winds and runway verdict →

01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
3/21	5,000 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 8,283 ft is about -2°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, -2°C)	8,283 ft	4,054 ft	2,984 ft	4,476 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	9,483 ft	4,288 ft	3,110 ft	4,666 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	10,683 ft	4,522 ft	3,237 ft	4,856 ft
35°C afternoon	12,671 ft	4,909 ft	3,447 ft	5,170 ft

Planning aid only. On a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (3/21, 5,000 ft) is within 20 percent of the 1.5x landing figure for a Meridian-class turboprop (5,170 ft). Plan hot-day departures for the morning and check the POH. 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: US-8452 is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
K07V Cuchara Valley At La Veta Airport	19 nm E	5,798 ft
KALS San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field	22 nm W	8,521 ft
KMVI Monte Vista Municipal Airport	31 nm W	5,902 ft
K1V8 Leach Airport	36 nm NW	7,000 ft
KN24 Questa Municipal Nr 2 Airport	41 nm S	6,861 ft

04Fuel and services at US-8452

There is no public FBO fuel to log at US-8452. 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.

All Colorado airports · Airport directory · Open JetDesk