KBCB · Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport

BLACKSBURG, VIRGINIA · SMALL AIRPORT

2,132

Elevation ft

Runway

5,501

Longest ft · 13/31

37.21N

80.41W

Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport serves Blacksburg, Virginia at 2,132 ft elevation with its longest runway, 13/31, at 5,501 by 100 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
13/31	5,501 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 2,132 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)	2,132 ft	2,854 ft	2,335 ft	3,502 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	3,332 ft	3,088 ft	2,462 ft	3,692 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,532 ft	3,322 ft	2,588 ft	3,882 ft
35°C afternoon	5,044 ft	3,422 ft	2,642 ft	3,963 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (13/31, 5,501 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,963 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 KBCB is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KPSK New River Valley Airport	14 nm W	6,201 ft
KROA Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport	22 nm E	6,800 ft
KLWB Greenbrier Valley Airport	39 nm N	7,003 ft
KMTV Blue Ridge Airport	39 nm SE	5,002 ft
KMWK Mount Airy Surry County Airport	45 nm S	5,500 ft
KBKW Raleigh County Memorial Airport	49 nm NW	6,750 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KBCB

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

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