KBEH · Southwest Michigan Regional Airport

BENTON HARBOR, MICHIGAN · SMALL AIRPORT

643

Elevation ft

Runways

6,006

Longest ft · 10/28

42.13N

86.43W

Southwest Michigan Regional Airport serves Benton Harbor, Michigan at 643 ft elevation with its longest runway, 10/28, at 6,006 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
10/28	6,006 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
14/32	3,205 × 60 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 643 ft is about 14°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, 14°C)	643 ft	2,563 ft	2,178 ft	3,267 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,843 ft	2,797 ft	2,304 ft	3,457 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,043 ft	3,032 ft	2,431 ft	3,647 ft
35°C afternoon	3,197 ft	3,062 ft	2,447 ft	3,671 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (10/28, 6,006 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,671 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 KBEH is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KSBN South Bend International Airport	26 nm S	8,412 ft
KEKM Elkhart Municipal Airport	31 nm SE	6,500 ft
KPPO La Porte Municipal Airport	36 nm S	5,000 ft
KBIV West Michigan Regional Airport	40 nm N	6,002 ft
KAZO Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport	40 nm E	6,502 ft
KGSH Goshen Municipal Airport	46 nm SE	6,008 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KBEH

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

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