K8S1 · Polson Airport

POLSON, MONTANA · SMALL AIRPORT

2,941

Elevation ft

Runway

4,194

Longest ft · 18/36

47.70N

114.19W

Polson Airport serves Polson, Montana at 2,941 ft elevation with its longest runway, 18/36, at 4,194 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
18/36	4,194 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 2,941 ft is about 9°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, 9°C)	2,941 ft	3,012 ft	2,420 ft	3,630 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	4,141 ft	3,246 ft	2,547 ft	3,820 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	5,341 ft	3,480 ft	2,673 ft	4,010 ft
35°C afternoon	6,047 ft	3,617 ft	2,748 ft	4,122 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (18/36, 4,194 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,122 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 K8S1 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KGPI Glacier Park International Airport	37 nm N	9,007 ft
KMSO Missoula Montana Airport	47 nm S	9,501 ft
KS59 Libby Airport	63 nm NW	5,003 ft
KS83 Shoshone County Airport	82 nm W	5,316 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at K8S1

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at K8S1, 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 K8S1 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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