KAZO · Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport

KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

874

Elevation ft

Runways

6,502

Longest ft · 17/35

42.23N

85.55W

Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport serves Kalamazoo, Michigan at 874 ft elevation with its longest runway, 17/35, at 6,502 by 150 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
17/35	6,502 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
05/23	3,438 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
09/27	2,800 × 60 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 874 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)	874 ft	2,608 ft	2,202 ft	3,303 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,074 ft	2,843 ft	2,329 ft	3,493 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,274 ft	3,077 ft	2,455 ft	3,683 ft
35°C afternoon	3,484 ft	3,118 ft	2,478 ft	3,716 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (17/35, 6,502 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,716 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 KAZO is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KBTL Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field	14 nm E	10,004 ft
KIRS Kirsch Municipal Airport	26 nm S	5,201 ft
K9D9 Hastings Airport	27 nm N	5,003 ft
KOEB Branch County Memorial Airport	28 nm SE	5,350 ft
KEKM Elkhart Municipal Airport	37 nm SW	6,500 ft
KGRR Gerald R. Ford International Airport	39 nm N	10,001 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KAZO

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

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