KBRG · Belen Regional Airport

BELEN, NEW MEXICO · SMALL AIRPORT

5,194

Elevation ft

Runways

6,601

Longest ft · 03/21

34.65N

106.83W

Belen Regional Airport serves Belen, New Mexico at 5,194 ft elevation with its longest runway, 03/21, at 6,601 by 60 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
03/21	6,601 × 60 ft	asphalt	lit
13/31	5,280 × 75 ft	asphalt	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 5,194 ft is about 5°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, 5°C)	5,194 ft	3,451 ft	2,658 ft	3,987 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	6,394 ft	3,685 ft	2,785 ft	4,177 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	7,594 ft	3,919 ft	2,911 ft	4,367 ft
35°C afternoon	8,841 ft	4,162 ft	3,043 ft	4,564 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (03/21, 6,601 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,564 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 KBRG is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KABQ Albuquerque International Sunport	26 nm NE	13,793 ft
KAEG Double Eagle II Airport	30 nm N	7,398 ft
KONM Socorro Municipal Airport	38 nm S	5,841 ft
K0E0 Moriarty Municipal Airport	46 nm NE	7,702 ft
KGNT Grants-Milan Municipal Airport	61 nm NW	7,172 ft
KSAF Santa Fe Municipal Airport	69 nm NE	8,366 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KBRG

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

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