K3U3 · Bowman Field

ANACONDA, MONTANA · SMALL AIRPORT

5,034

Elevation ft

Runways

6,011

Longest ft · 16/34

46.15N

112.87W

Bowman Field serves Anaconda, Montana at 5,034 ft elevation with its longest runway, 16/34, at 6,011 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
16/34	6,011 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit
04/22	4,074 × 60 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 5,034 ft is about 5°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, 5°C)	5,034 ft	3,420 ft	2,641 ft	3,962 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	6,234 ft	3,654 ft	2,768 ft	4,152 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	7,434 ft	3,888 ft	2,894 ft	4,341 ft
35°C afternoon	8,642 ft	4,124 ft	3,022 ft	4,533 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (16/34, 6,011 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,533 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 K3U3 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
K38S Deer Lodge City County Airport	15 nm N	5,800 ft
KBTM Bert Mooney Airport	20 nm SE	9,000 ft
KRVF Ruby Valley Field	44 nm SE	6,000 ft
KHLN Helena Regional Airport	46 nm NE	9,000 ft
KHRF Ravalli County Airport	53 nm W	5,200 ft
KDLN Dillon Airport	55 nm S	6,501 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at K3U3

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at K3U3, 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 K3U3 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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