KBIE · Beatrice Municipal Airport

BEATRICE, NEBRASKA · SMALL AIRPORT

1,324

Elevation ft

Runways

5,602

Longest ft · 18/36

40.30N

96.75W

Beatrice Municipal Airport serves Beatrice, Nebraska at 1,324 ft elevation with its longest runway, 18/36, at 5,602 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
18/36	5,602 × 100 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit
14/32	4,401 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,324 ft is about 12°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, 12°C)	1,324 ft	2,696 ft	2,250 ft	3,375 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,524 ft	2,930 ft	2,376 ft	3,564 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,724 ft	3,164 ft	2,503 ft	3,754 ft
35°C afternoon	4,042 ft	3,226 ft	2,536 ft	3,805 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (18/36, 5,602 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,805 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 KBIE is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KLNK Lincoln Airport	33 nm N	12,901 ft
KJYR York Municipal Airport	53 nm NW	5,900 ft
KPMV Plattsmouth Municipal Airport	54 nm NE	5,500 ft
KSDA Shenandoah Municipal Airport	67 nm NE	5,000 ft
KMHK Manhattan Regional Airport	70 nm S	7,400 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KBIE

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

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