KBLV · Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport

BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

459

Elevation ft

Runways

10,000

Longest ft · 14L/32R

38.55N

89.84W

Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport serves Belleville, Illinois at 459 ft elevation with its longest runway, 14L/32R, at 10,000 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.

Military airfield. This is a military airfield in the FAA file marked joint use. It is listed here for reference and for emergency planning. Civil use needs prior permission, there is no FBO, and no Jet A you can buy. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
14L/32R	10,000 × 150 ft	concrete	lit
14R/32L	8,006 × 150 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 459 ft is about 14°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, 14°C)	459 ft	2,528 ft	2,158 ft	3,238 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,659 ft	2,762 ft	2,285 ft	3,428 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,859 ft	2,996 ft	2,412 ft	3,617 ft
35°C afternoon	2,969 ft	3,017 ft	2,423 ft	3,635 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (14L/32R, 10,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,635 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

Listed for reference only: KBLV is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KCPS St Louis Downtown Airport	15 nm W	7,002 ft
KALN St Louis Regional Airport	23 nm NW	8,099 ft
KSTL St. Louis Lambert International Airport	28 nm NW	11,020 ft
KENL Centralia Municipal Airport	35 nm E	5,001 ft
KSUS Spirit of St Louis Airport	39 nm W	7,486 ft
KPCD Perryville Regional Airport	41 nm S	6,483 ft

04Fuel and services at KBLV

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KBLV. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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