KBFZ · Albertville Regional Airport/Thomas J Brumlik Field

ALBERTVILLE, ALABAMA · SMALL AIRPORT

1,032

Elevation ft

Runway

6,114

Longest ft · 05/23

34.23N

86.26W

Albertville Regional Airport/Thomas J Brumlik Field serves Albertville, Alabama at 1,032 ft elevation with its longest runway, 05/23, at 6,114 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
05/23	6,114 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,032 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)	1,032 ft	2,639 ft	2,219 ft	3,328 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,232 ft	2,873 ft	2,345 ft	3,518 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,432 ft	3,107 ft	2,472 ft	3,708 ft
35°C afternoon	3,680 ft	3,156 ft	2,498 ft	3,747 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (05/23, 6,114 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,747 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 KBFZ is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KGAD Northeast Alabama Regional Airport	17 nm SE	6,802 ft
KCMD Cullman Regional Airport-Folsom Field	30 nm W	5,500 ft
K4A6 Scottsboro Municipal Word Field	30 nm NE	5,240 ft
K4A9 Isbell Field	30 nm NE	5,001 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KBFZ

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

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