KBTP · Pittsburgh/Butler Regional Airport

BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA · SMALL AIRPORT

1,248

Elevation ft

Runway

4,801

Longest ft · 08/26

40.78N

79.95W

Pittsburgh/Butler Regional Airport serves Butler, Pennsylvania at 1,248 ft elevation with its longest runway, 08/26, at 4,801 by 100 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
08/26	4,801 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,248 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)	1,248 ft	2,681 ft	2,242 ft	3,362 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,448 ft	2,915 ft	2,368 ft	3,552 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,648 ft	3,150 ft	2,495 ft	3,742 ft
35°C afternoon	3,948 ft	3,208 ft	2,527 ft	3,790 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (08/26, 4,801 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,790 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 KBTP is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KPJC Zelienople Municipal Airport	10 nm W	5,002 ft
KPIT Pittsburgh International Airport	21 nm SW	11,500 ft
KAGC Allegheny County Airport	25 nm S	6,501 ft
KAXQ Clarion County Airport	35 nm NE	5,003 ft
KFKL Venango Regional Airport	36 nm N	5,200 ft
KLBE Arnold Palmer Regional Airport	39 nm SE	8,222 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KBTP

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

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