KBCE · Bryce Canyon Airport

BRYCE CANYON, UTAH · MEDIUM AIRPORT

7,590

Elevation ft

Runway

7,395

Longest ft · 03/21

37.71N

112.14W

Bryce Canyon Airport serves Bryce Canyon, Utah at 7,590 ft elevation with its longest runway, 03/21, at 7,395 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
03/21	7,395 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 7,590 ft is about 0°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, 0°C)	7,590 ft	3,918 ft	2,911 ft	4,366 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	8,790 ft	4,152 ft	3,037 ft	4,556 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	9,990 ft	4,386 ft	3,164 ft	4,746 ft
35°C afternoon	11,812 ft	4,742 ft	3,356 ft	5,034 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (03/21, 7,395 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (5,034 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 KBCE is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
U55 Panguitch Municipal Airport	14 nm NW	5,700 ft
K1L7 Escalante Municipal Airport	27 nm E	5,032 ft
K1L9 Parowan Airport	33 nm W	5,000 ft
KCDC Cedar City Regional Airport	45 nm W	8,653 ft
KKNB Kanab Municipal Airport	46 nm SW	6,200 ft
K38U Wayne Wonderland Airport	47 nm NE	5,693 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KBCE

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

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