KBDH · Willmar Municipal Airport John L Rice Field (2006)

WILLMAR, MINNESOTA · SMALL AIRPORT

1,126

Elevation ft

Runways

5,500

Longest ft · 13/31

45.12N

95.13W

Willmar Municipal Airport John L Rice Field (2006) serves Willmar, Minnesota at 1,126 ft elevation with its longest runway, 13/31, at 5,500 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	5,500 × 100 ft	asphalt (good)	lit
03/21	2,980 × 250 ft	turf (poor)	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,126 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)	1,126 ft	2,658 ft	2,229 ft	3,343 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,326 ft	2,892 ft	2,355 ft	3,533 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,526 ft	3,126 ft	2,482 ft	3,723 ft
35°C afternoon	3,796 ft	3,178 ft	2,510 ft	3,766 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (13/31, 5,500 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,766 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 KBDH is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KAXN Chandler Field	46 nm N	5,099 ft
KMML Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport - Marshall/Ryan Field	50 nm SW	7,221 ft
KSTC Saint Cloud Regional Airport	52 nm NE	7,500 ft
KULM New Ulm Municipal Airport	55 nm SE	5,401 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KBDH

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

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