K9D9 · Hastings Airport

HASTINGS, MICHIGAN · SMALL AIRPORT

801

Elevation ft

Runways

5,003

Longest ft · 12/30

42.66N

85.35W

Hastings Airport serves Hastings, Michigan at 801 ft elevation with its longest runway, 12/30, at 5,003 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	5,003 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit
09/27	2,380 × 170 ft	turf	unlit
18/36	1,952 × 200 ft	turf	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 801 ft is about 13°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, 13°C)	801 ft	2,594 ft	2,195 ft	3,292 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,001 ft	2,828 ft	2,321 ft	3,482 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,201 ft	3,062 ft	2,448 ft	3,672 ft
35°C afternoon	3,393 ft	3,100 ft	2,468 ft	3,702 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (12/30, 5,003 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,702 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 K9D9 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KGRR Gerald R. Ford International Airport	15 nm NW	10,001 ft
KBTL Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field	22 nm S	10,004 ft
KAZO Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport	27 nm S	6,502 ft
KBIV West Michigan Regional Airport	34 nm W	6,002 ft
KLAN Capital Region International Airport	34 nm E	8,506 ft
KOEB Branch County Memorial Airport	46 nm S	5,350 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at K9D9

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at K9D9, 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 K9D9 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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