K6S8 · Laurel Municipal Airport

LAUREL, MONTANA · SMALL AIRPORT

3,517

Elevation ft

Runways

5,199

Longest ft · 04/22

45.70N

108.76W

Laurel Municipal Airport serves Laurel, Montana at 3,517 ft elevation with its longest runway, 04/22, at 5,199 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
04/22	5,199 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit
14/32	3,002 × 60 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 3,517 ft is about 8°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, 8°C)	3,517 ft	3,124 ft	2,481 ft	3,722 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	4,717 ft	3,358 ft	2,608 ft	3,911 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	5,917 ft	3,592 ft	2,734 ft	4,101 ft
35°C afternoon	6,761 ft	3,757 ft	2,823 ft	4,235 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (04/22, 5,199 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,235 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 K6S8 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KBIL Billings Logan International Airport	11 nm NE	10,518 ft
KRPX Roundup Airport	47 nm N	5,098 ft
KU68 North Big Horn County Airport	49 nm S	5,199 ft
KPOY Powell Municipal Airport	50 nm S	6,200 ft
K6S0 Big Timber Airport	51 nm W	5,285 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at K6S8

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at K6S8, 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 K6S8 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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