General aviation field
San Carlos Apache Airport, Globe.
- Longest paved runway
- 6,500 ft
- Field elevation
- 3,261 ft
- Runway-capable types
- 22 of 24
- Coordinates
- 33.35, -110.67
San Carlos Apache Airport's 6,500 ft of runway is longer than most of the 77 jet-capable fields in Arizona, and its 3,261 ft elevation adds noticeably to the runway a jet needs in summer. 22 of the 24 types we broker clear it; the runway rules out 2. The nearest city we publish corridors for is Scottsdale, 74 miles away.
Access
Getting here
Straight-line distances from the cities we publish, with a typical aircraft's block time including taxi, climb and descent.
- 74 mi40 minfrom $2,838one way, all‑in indicative
- 316 mi1 h 22 mfrom $2,838one way, all‑in indicative
- 453 mi1 h 46 mfrom $3,225one way, all‑in indicative
- 457 mi1 h 46 mfrom $3,250one way, all‑in indicative
- 537 mi2 h 00 mfrom $3,823one way, all‑in indicative
- 708 mi2 h 30 mfrom $5,035one way, all‑in indicative
- 709 mi2 h 30 mfrom $5,043one way, all‑in indicative
- 712 mi2 h 31 mfrom $5,067one way, all‑in indicative
From-prices are one way and all-in — operator price, our fee and federal excise tax — for the smallest cabin suited to the distance, indicative rather than quoted.
Runway
What can operate here
Compared against the published balanced field length of every type we broker, with roughly 3% added per 1,000 ft of elevation for density altitude.
This is runway length only. Individual airports also restrict by wingspan, noise curfew, slot availability and special approach certification, and performance moves with temperature, weight and the day. Clearing the runway here means an aircraft is worth asking about — the operator confirms it, and signs for it.
Turboprop
Seats, range and runway needed, by type
- Pilatus PC-126–8 seats · 2,123 mi range · needs ~2,909 ft here
- Beechcraft King Air 3508–9 seats · 2,078 mi range · needs ~3,623 ft here
Light jet
Seats, range and runway needed, by type
- Cessna Citation CJ47–8 seats · 2,491 mi range · needs ~3,744 ft here
- Cessna Citation CJ3+6–7 seats · 2,348 mi range · needs ~3,491 ft here
- Embraer Phenom 3006–8 seats · 2,313 mi range · needs ~4,061 ft here
- Cessna Citation M25–6 seats · 1,784 mi range · needs ~3,524 ft here
Midsize jet
Seats, range and runway needed, by type
- Cessna Citation Latitude8–9 seats · 3,107 mi range · needs ~3,930 ft here
- Hawker 800XP8 seats · 2,923 mi range · needs ~5,524 ft here
- Learjet 60XR7–8 seats · 2,768 mi range · needs ~5,983 ft here
- Cessna Citation XLS+8–9 seats · 2,417 mi range · needs ~3,908 ft here
Super-midsize
- Embraer Praetor 600
- Gulfstream G280
- Cessna Citation Longitude
- Bombardier Challenger 350
- Bombardier Challenger 300
Seats, range and runway needed, by type
- Embraer Praetor 6008–12 seats · 4,624 mi range · needs ~5,178 ft here
- Gulfstream G2808–10 seats · 4,143 mi range · needs ~5,215 ft here
- Cessna Citation Longitude9–12 seats · 4,028 mi range · needs ~5,281 ft here
- Bombardier Challenger 3508–9 seats · 3,682 mi range · needs ~5,308 ft here
- Bombardier Challenger 3008–9 seats · 3,527 mi range · needs ~5,281 ft here
Heavy jet
Seats, range and runway needed, by type
- Dassault Falcon 7X12–14 seats · 6,847 mi range · needs ~6,269 ft here
- Dassault Falcon 900LX12–14 seats · 5,466 mi range · needs ~5,725 ft here
- Gulfstream G45012–14 seats · 5,006 mi range · needs ~6,148 ft here
- Dassault Falcon 2000LXS8–10 seats · 4,603 mi range · needs ~5,132 ft here
- Cessna Citation X+8–9 seats · 3,982 mi range · needs ~5,643 ft here
Ultra long range
Seats, range and runway needed, by type
- Bombardier Global 750014–19 seats · 8,861 mi range · needs ~6,367 ft here
- Gulfstream G55014–16 seats · 7,768 mi range · needs ~6,488 ft here
Ruled out by runway length: Gulfstream G650ER, Bombardier Global 6000 — the shortest of these needs about 6,915 ft here.
Alternates
Nearby alternates
The closest other jet-capable fields, in case weather, slots or runway length send the trip somewhere else.