K16D · Perham Municipal Airport

PERHAM, MINNESOTA · SMALL AIRPORT

1,371

Elevation ft

Runway

4,100

Longest ft · 12/30

46.61N

95.61W

Perham Municipal Airport serves Perham, Minnesota at 1,371 ft elevation with its longest runway, 12/30, at 4,100 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	4,100 × 75 ft	asphalt (fair)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,371 ft is about 12°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, 12°C)	1,371 ft	2,705 ft	2,255 ft	3,382 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,571 ft	2,939 ft	2,381 ft	3,572 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,771 ft	3,173 ft	2,508 ft	3,762 ft
35°C afternoon	4,100 ft	3,238 ft	2,543 ft	3,814 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (12/30, 4,100 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,814 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 K16D is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KDTL Detroit Lakes Airport	17 nm NW	5,201 ft
KPKD Park Rapids Municipal Airport Konshok Field	28 nm NE	5,497 ft
KFFM Fergus Falls Municipal Airport - Einar Mickelson Field	30 nm SW	5,639 ft
KAXN Chandler Field	46 nm S	5,099 ft
KBWP Harry Stern Airport	47 nm SW	5,100 ft
KFAR Hector International Airport	53 nm W	9,001 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at K16D

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at K16D, 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 K16D or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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