KBMI · Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal

BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, ILLINOIS · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

871

Elevation ft

Runways

8,000

Longest ft · 02/20

40.48N

88.92W

Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal serves Bloomington/Normal, Illinois at 871 ft elevation with its longest runway, 02/20, at 8,000 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.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
02/20	8,000 × 150 ft	concrete	lit
11/29	6,525 × 150 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 871 ft is about 13°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, 13°C)	871 ft	2,608 ft	2,202 ft	3,303 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,071 ft	2,842 ft	2,328 ft	3,493 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,271 ft	3,076 ft	2,455 ft	3,683 ft
35°C afternoon	3,480 ft	3,117 ft	2,477 ft	3,716 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (02/20, 8,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,716 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 KBMI is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KPNT Pontiac Municipal Airport	30 nm NE	5,000 ft
KC15 Pekin Municipal Airport	35 nm W	5,000 ft
KTIP Rantoul National Aviation Center - Frank Elliot field	37 nm E	5,001 ft
KPIA General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport	37 nm W	10,104 ft
KDEC Decatur Airport	39 nm S	8,496 ft
KCMI University of Illinois Willard Airport	39 nm SE	8,101 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KBMI

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

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