KCTB · Cut Bank International Airport

CUT BANK, MONTANA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

3,854

Elevation ft

Runways

5,300

Longest ft · 05/23

48.61N

112.38W

Cut Bank International Airport serves Cut Bank, Montana at 3,854 ft elevation with its longest runway, 05/23, at 5,300 by 75 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
05/23	5,300 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit
14/32	5,300 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 3,854 ft is about 7°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, 7°C)	3,854 ft	3,190 ft	2,517 ft	3,775 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	5,054 ft	3,424 ft	2,643 ft	3,965 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	6,254 ft	3,658 ft	2,770 ft	4,155 ft
35°C afternoon	7,179 ft	3,838 ft	2,867 ft	4,301 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (05/23, 5,300 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,301 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 KCTB is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KSBX Shelby Airport	21 nm E	5,005 ft
KCII Choteau Airport	48 nm S	5,000 ft
KGPI Glacier Park International Airport	77 nm W	9,007 ft
KGTF Great Falls International Airport	79 nm SE	10,502 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KCTB

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

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