KBBB · Benson Municipal Airport

BENSON, MINNESOTA · SMALL AIRPORT

1,039

Elevation ft

Runway

4,000

Longest ft · 14/32

45.33N

95.65W

Benson Municipal Airport serves Benson, Minnesota at 1,039 ft elevation with its longest runway, 14/32, 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
14/32	4,000 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,039 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)	1,039 ft	2,641 ft	2,220 ft	3,329 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,239 ft	2,875 ft	2,346 ft	3,519 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,439 ft	3,109 ft	2,473 ft	3,709 ft
35°C afternoon	3,688 ft	3,157 ft	2,499 ft	3,749 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (14/32, 4,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,749 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 KBBB is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KBDH Willmar Municipal Airport John L Rice Field (2006)	25 nm SE	5,500 ft
KAXN Chandler Field	34 nm N	5,099 ft
KMML Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport - Marshall/Ryan Field	53 nm S	7,221 ft
KFFM Fergus Falls Municipal Airport - Einar Mickelson Field	61 nm N	5,639 ft
KBWP Harry Stern Airport	68 nm NW	5,100 ft
KSTC Saint Cloud Regional Airport	68 nm E	7,500 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KBBB

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

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