KBJI · Bemidji Regional Airport

BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

1,391

Elevation ft

Runways

7,004

Longest ft · 13/31

47.51N

94.93W

Bemidji Regional Airport serves Bemidji, Minnesota at 1,391 ft elevation with its longest runway, 13/31, at 7,004 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
13/31	7,004 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
07/25	5,700 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,391 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)	1,391 ft	2,709 ft	2,257 ft	3,385 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,591 ft	2,943 ft	2,383 ft	3,575 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,791 ft	3,177 ft	2,510 ft	3,765 ft
35°C afternoon	4,125 ft	3,243 ft	2,545 ft	3,818 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (13/31, 7,004 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,818 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 KBJI is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KPKD Park Rapids Municipal Airport Konshok Field	37 nm S	5,497 ft
KDTL Detroit Lakes Airport	57 nm SW	5,201 ft
KTVF Thief River Falls Regional Airport	61 nm NW	6,504 ft
KGPZ Grand Rapids Itasca Co-Gordon Newstrom field	61 nm E	5,756 ft
KBRD Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport	74 nm SE	7,100 ft
KBDE Baudette International Airport	74 nm N	6,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KBJI

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

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