KCBF · Council Bluffs Municipal Airport

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA · SMALL AIRPORT

1,253

Elevation ft

Runways

5,500

Longest ft · 18/36

41.26N

95.76W

Council Bluffs Municipal Airport serves Council Bluffs, Iowa at 1,253 ft elevation with its longest runway, 18/36, at 5,500 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
18/36	5,500 × 100 ft	concrete	lit
14/32	3,650 × 60 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,253 ft is about 12°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, 12°C)	1,253 ft	2,682 ft	2,242 ft	3,363 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,453 ft	2,916 ft	2,369 ft	3,553 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,653 ft	3,150 ft	2,495 ft	3,743 ft
35°C afternoon	3,954 ft	3,209 ft	2,527 ft	3,791 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (18/36, 5,500 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,791 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 KCBF is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KOMA Eppley Airfield	7 nm NW	9,502 ft
KPMV Plattsmouth Municipal Airport	20 nm S	5,500 ft
KRDK Red Oak Municipal Airport	27 nm SE	5,100 ft
KAIO Atlantic Municipal Airport	33 nm E	5,000 ft
KSDA Shenandoah Municipal Airport	34 nm SE	5,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KCBF

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

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