8U6 · Terry Airport

TERRY, MONTANA · SMALL AIRPORT

2,283

Elevation ft

Runway

4,300

Longest ft · 08/26

46.78N

105.31W

Terry Airport serves Terry, Montana at 2,283 ft elevation with its longest runway, 08/26, at 4,300 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.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
08/26	4,300 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 2,283 ft is about 10°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, 10°C)	2,283 ft	2,883 ft	2,351 ft	3,526 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	3,483 ft	3,117 ft	2,477 ft	3,716 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,683 ft	3,351 ft	2,604 ft	3,906 ft
35°C afternoon	5,231 ft	3,458 ft	2,662 ft	3,993 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (08/26, 4,300 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,993 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

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at 8U6 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KGDV Dawson Community Airport	30 nm NE	5,704 ft
KMLS Miles City Airport - Frank Wiley Field	32 nm SW	5,764 ft
KBHK Baker Municipal Airport	51 nm SE	5,904 ft
KSDY Sidney - Richland Regional Airport	72 nm NE	5,705 ft
KOLF L M Clayton Airport	80 nm N	5,091 ft
KM46 Colstrip Airport	80 nm SW	5,100 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at 8U6

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at 8U6, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at 8U6 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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