XA66 · El Jardin Ranch Airport

ENCINAL, TEXAS · SMALL AIRPORT

482

Elevation ft

Runway

6,302

Longest ft · 12/30

28.07N

99.29W

El Jardin Ranch Airport serves Encinal, Texas at 482 ft elevation with its longest runway, 12/30, at 6,302 by 80 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.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
12/30	6,302 × 80 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 482 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)	482 ft	2,532 ft	2,161 ft	3,241 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,682 ft	2,766 ft	2,287 ft	3,431 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,882 ft	3,000 ft	2,414 ft	3,621 ft
35°C afternoon	2,998 ft	3,023 ft	2,426 ft	3,639 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (12/30, 6,302 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,639 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: XA66 is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KCOT Cotulla-La Salle County Airport	23 nm N	6,005 ft
KLRD Laredo International Airport	33 nm S	8,743 ft

04Fuel and services at XA66

There is no public FBO fuel to log at XA66. 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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