KBBD · Curtis Field

BRADY, TEXAS · MEDIUM AIRPORT

1,827

Elevation ft

Runway

4,605

Longest ft · 17/35

31.18N

99.32W

Curtis Field serves Brady, Texas at 1,827 ft elevation with its longest runway, 17/35, at 4,605 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	4,605 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,827 ft is about 11°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, 11°C)	1,827 ft	2,794 ft	2,303 ft	3,454 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	3,027 ft	3,028 ft	2,429 ft	3,644 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,227 ft	3,262 ft	2,556 ft	3,834 ft
35°C afternoon	4,665 ft	3,348 ft	2,602 ft	3,903 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (17/35, 4,605 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,903 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 KBBD is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KBWD Brownwood Regional Airport	41 nm NE	5,599 ft
KJCT Kimble County Airport	46 nm SW	5,004 ft
KT82 Gillespie County Airport	60 nm S	5,002 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KBBD

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

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