KC91 · Dowagiac Municipal Airport

DOWAGIAC, MICHIGAN · SMALL AIRPORT

747

Elevation ft

Runways

4,700

Longest ft · 09/27

41.99N

86.13W

Dowagiac Municipal Airport serves Dowagiac, Michigan at 747 ft elevation with its longest runway, 09/27, at 4,700 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
09/27	4,700 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
04/22	2,176 × 100 ft	turf	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 747 ft is about 14°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, 14°C)	747 ft	2,584 ft	2,189 ft	3,283 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,947 ft	2,818 ft	2,315 ft	3,473 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,147 ft	3,052 ft	2,442 ft	3,663 ft
35°C afternoon	3,326 ft	3,087 ft	2,461 ft	3,691 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (09/27, 4,700 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,691 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 KC91 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KBEH Southwest Michigan Regional Airport	16 nm NW	6,006 ft
KEKM Elkhart Municipal Airport	17 nm S	6,500 ft
KSBN South Bend International Airport	19 nm SW	8,412 ft
KAZO Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport	29 nm NE	6,502 ft
KGSH Goshen Municipal Airport	32 nm SE	6,008 ft
KIRS Kirsch Municipal Airport	33 nm E	5,201 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KC91

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KC91, 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 KC91 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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