KBFD · Bradford Regional Airport

BRADFORD, PENNSYLVANIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

2,143

Elevation ft

Runways

6,307

Longest ft · 14/32

41.80N

78.64W

Bradford Regional Airport serves Bradford, Pennsylvania at 2,143 ft elevation with its longest runway, 14/32, at 6,307 by 150 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
14/32	6,307 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
05/23	4,499 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 2,143 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)	2,143 ft	2,856 ft	2,336 ft	3,504 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	3,343 ft	3,090 ft	2,463 ft	3,694 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,543 ft	3,324 ft	2,589 ft	3,884 ft
35°C afternoon	5,057 ft	3,424 ft	2,644 ft	3,965 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (14/32, 6,307 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,965 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 KBFD is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KELZ Wellsville Municipal Airport - Tarantine Field	34 nm NE	5,300 ft
KJHW Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport	35 nm NW	5,300 ft
KDUJ DuBois Regional Airport	39 nm S	5,503 ft
KAXQ Clarion County Airport	50 nm SW	5,003 ft
KDKK Chautauqua County-Dunkirk Airport	50 nm NW	6,000 ft
KHTF Hornell Municipal Airport	55 nm NE	5,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KBFD

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

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