KBTL · Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field

BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN · MEDIUM AIRPORT

952

Elevation ft

Runways

10,004

Longest ft · 05L/23R

42.31N

85.25W

Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field serves Battle Creek, Michigan at 952 ft elevation with its longest runway, 05L/23R, at 10,004 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
05L/23R	10,004 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
13/31	4,837 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
05R/23L	4,100 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 952 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)	952 ft	2,624 ft	2,210 ft	3,316 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,152 ft	2,858 ft	2,337 ft	3,506 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,352 ft	3,092 ft	2,464 ft	3,695 ft
35°C afternoon	3,580 ft	3,136 ft	2,488 ft	3,732 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (05L/23R, 10,004 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,732 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 KBTL is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KAZO Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport	14 nm W	6,502 ft
K9D9 Hastings Airport	22 nm N	5,003 ft
KOEB Branch County Memorial Airport	24 nm S	5,350 ft
KIRS Kirsch Municipal Airport	31 nm S	5,201 ft
KJXN Jackson County Airport/Reynolds Field	35 nm E	5,351 ft
KGRR Gerald R. Ford International Airport	36 nm N	10,001 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KBTL

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

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