KBRD · Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport

BRAINERD, MINNESOTA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

1,232

Elevation ft

Runways

7,100

Longest ft · 16/34

46.40N

94.13W

Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport serves Brainerd, Minnesota at 1,232 ft elevation with its longest runway, 16/34, at 7,100 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
16/34	7,100 × 150 ft	concrete (excellent)	unlit
05/23	6,512 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
12/30	4,080 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,232 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)	1,232 ft	2,678 ft	2,240 ft	3,360 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,432 ft	2,912 ft	2,367 ft	3,550 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,632 ft	3,146 ft	2,493 ft	3,740 ft
35°C afternoon	3,928 ft	3,204 ft	2,524 ft	3,787 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (16/34, 7,100 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,787 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 KBRD is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KPKD Park Rapids Municipal Airport Konshok Field	49 nm NW	5,497 ft
KSTC Saint Cloud Regional Airport	51 nm S	7,500 ft
KGPZ Grand Rapids Itasca Co-Gordon Newstrom field	55 nm NE	5,756 ft
KAXN Chandler Field	62 nm SW	5,099 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KBRD

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

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