K6S0 · Big Timber Airport
Big Timber Airport serves Big Timber, Montana at 4,492 ft elevation with its longest runway, 06/24, at 5,285 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 5,285 × 75 ft | asphalt | lit |
| 18/36 | 3,475 × 75 ft | turf (good) | unlit |
02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins
Standard temperature at 4,492 ft is about 6°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, 6°C) | 4,492 ft | 3,314 ft | 2,584 ft | 3,876 ft |
| Warm day (ISA +10) | 5,692 ft | 3,548 ft | 2,711 ft | 4,066 ft |
| Hot day (ISA +20) | 6,892 ft | 3,782 ft | 2,837 ft | 4,256 ft |
| 35°C afternoon | 7,970 ft | 3,992 ft | 2,951 ft | 4,426 ft |
03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more
Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at K6S0 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.
| Airport | Distance | Longest runway |
|---|---|---|
| KLVM Mission Field | 21 nm W | 5,701 ft |
| KBZN Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport | 49 nm W | 8,994 ft |
| K6S8 Laurel Municipal Airport | 51 nm E | 5,199 ft |
| K7S6 White Sulphur Springs Airport | 57 nm NW | 6,100 ft |
| KBIL Billings Logan International Airport | 60 nm E | 10,518 ft |
| K9S5 Three Forks Airport | 67 nm W | 5,100 ft |
04Jet A prices and FBOs at K6S0
No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at K6S0, 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 K6S0 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.