KBHB · Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport

BAR HARBOR, MAINE · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

Elevation ft

Runways

5,200

Longest ft · 04/22

44.45N

68.36W

Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport serves Bar Harbor, Maine at 83 ft elevation with its longest runway, 04/22, at 5,200 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
04/22	5,200 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
17/35	3,363 × 75 ft	asphalt	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 83 ft is about 15°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, 15°C)	83 ft	2,454 ft	2,119 ft	3,178 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,283 ft	2,688 ft	2,245 ft	3,368 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,483 ft	2,922 ft	2,372 ft	3,558 ft
35°C afternoon	2,503 ft	2,926 ft	2,374 ft	3,561 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (04/22, 5,200 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,561 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 KBHB is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KBGR Bangor International Airport	29 nm NW	11,440 ft
KOLD Dewitt Field - Old Town Municipal Airport	33 nm NW	8,400 ft
KRKD Knox County Regional Airport	39 nm SW	5,412 ft
KWVL Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport	56 nm W	5,500 ft
KAUG Augusta State Airport	62 nm W	5,002 ft
KBXM Brunswick Executive Airport	76 nm SW	8,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KBHB

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

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