KBIH · Eastern Sierra Regional Airport

BISHOP, CALIFORNIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

4,124

Elevation ft

Runways

7,498

Longest ft · 12/30

37.37N

118.36W

Eastern Sierra Regional Airport serves Bishop, California at 4,124 ft elevation with its longest runway, 12/30, at 7,498 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
12/30	7,498 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
17/35	5,600 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
08/26	5,567 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 4,124 ft is about 7°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, 7°C)	4,124 ft	3,242 ft	2,545 ft	3,818 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	5,324 ft	3,476 ft	2,672 ft	4,008 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	6,524 ft	3,710 ft	2,798 ft	4,197 ft
35°C afternoon	7,514 ft	3,904 ft	2,903 ft	4,354 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (12/30, 7,498 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,354 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 KBIH is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMMH Mammoth Yosemite Airport	27 nm NW	7,000 ft
KHTH Hawthorne Industrial Airport	71 nm N	6,000 ft
KTPH Tonopah Airport	73 nm NE	7,160 ft
KFAT Fresno Yosemite International Airport	74 nm SW	9,539 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KBIH

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

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