9S2 · Scobey Airport

SCOBEY, MONTANA · SMALL AIRPORT

2,432

Elevation ft

Runway

4,020

Longest ft · 12/30

48.81N

105.44W

Scobey Airport serves Scobey, Montana at 2,432 ft elevation with its longest runway, 12/30, at 4,020 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
12/30	4,020 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 2,432 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)	2,432 ft	2,912 ft	2,367 ft	3,550 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	3,632 ft	3,146 ft	2,493 ft	3,740 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,832 ft	3,380 ft	2,620 ft	3,930 ft
35°C afternoon	5,416 ft	3,494 ft	2,681 ft	4,022 ft

Planning aid only. On a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (12/30, 4,020 ft) is within 20 percent of the 1.5x landing figure for a Meridian-class turboprop (4,022 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

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at 9S2 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KOLF L M Clayton Airport	43 nm S	5,091 ft
KGGW Glasgow Valley County Airport Wokal Field	59 nm SW	5,002 ft
KXWA Williston Basin International Airport	75 nm SE	7,503 ft
KSDY Sidney - Richland Regional Airport	83 nm SE	5,705 ft
KGDV Dawson Community Airport	103 nm S	5,704 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at 9S2

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at 9S2, 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 9S2 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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