KAIT · Aitkin Municipal Airport Steve Kurtz Field
Aitkin Municipal Airport Steve Kurtz Field serves Aitkin, Minnesota at 1,205 ft elevation with its longest runway, 16/34, at 4,000 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 | 4,000 × 75 ft | asphalt | lit |
| 08/26 | 3,123 × 140 ft | turf | unlit |
02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins
Standard temperature at 1,205 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) | 1,205 ft | 2,673 ft | 2,237 ft | 3,356 ft |
| Warm day (ISA +10) | 2,405 ft | 2,907 ft | 2,364 ft | 3,546 ft |
| Hot day (ISA +20) | 3,605 ft | 3,141 ft | 2,490 ft | 3,735 ft |
| 35°C afternoon | 3,894 ft | 3,197 ft | 2,521 ft | 3,781 ft |
03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more
Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KAIT is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.
| Airport | Distance | Longest runway |
|---|---|---|
| KBRD Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport | 21 nm SW | 7,100 ft |
| KGPZ Grand Rapids Itasca Co-Gordon Newstrom field | 40 nm N | 5,756 ft |
| KHIB Range Regional Airport | 61 nm NE | 6,758 ft |
| KPKD Park Rapids Municipal Airport Konshok Field | 61 nm W | 5,497 ft |
| KSTC Saint Cloud Regional Airport | 62 nm S | 7,500 ft |
04Jet A prices and FBOs at KAIT
No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KAIT, 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 KAIT or read what a fuel stop actually saves.