KBAX · Huron County Memorial Airport

BAD AXE, MICHIGAN · SMALL AIRPORT

763

Elevation ft

Runways

5,000

Longest ft · 17/35

43.78N

82.99W

Huron County Memorial Airport serves Bad Axe, Michigan at 763 ft elevation with its longest runway, 17/35, at 5,000 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
17/35	5,000 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit
04/22	3,495 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 763 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)	763 ft	2,587 ft	2,190 ft	3,286 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,963 ft	2,821 ft	2,317 ft	3,476 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,163 ft	3,055 ft	2,444 ft	3,666 ft
35°C afternoon	3,346 ft	3,091 ft	2,463 ft	3,695 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (17/35, 5,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,695 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 KBAX is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KHYX Saginaw County H.W. Browne Airport	43 nm SW	5,002 ft
KOSC Oscoda Wurtsmith Airport	44 nm NW	11,800 ft
KMBS MBS International Airport	50 nm W	8,002 ft
KPHN St Clair County International Airport	56 nm S	5,104 ft
KY31 West Branch Community Airport	59 nm NW	5,000 ft
KFNT Bishop International Airport	59 nm SW	7,852 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KBAX

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

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