KADC · Wadena Municipal Airport

WADENA, MINNESOTA · SMALL AIRPORT

1,369

Elevation ft

Runway

4,007

Longest ft · 16/34

46.45N

95.21W

Wadena Municipal Airport serves Wadena, Minnesota at 1,369 ft elevation with its longest runway, 16/34, at 4,007 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	4,007 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,369 ft is about 12°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, 12°C)	1,369 ft	2,705 ft	2,254 ft	3,382 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,569 ft	2,939 ft	2,381 ft	3,572 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,769 ft	3,173 ft	2,508 ft	3,761 ft
35°C afternoon	4,098 ft	3,237 ft	2,542 ft	3,814 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (16/34, 4,007 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,814 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 KADC is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KPKD Park Rapids Municipal Airport Konshok Field	28 nm N	5,497 ft
KDTL Detroit Lakes Airport	36 nm NW	5,201 ft
KAXN Chandler Field	36 nm S	5,099 ft
KFFM Fergus Falls Municipal Airport - Einar Mickelson Field	40 nm W	5,639 ft
KBRD Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport	45 nm E	7,100 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KADC

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

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