KDTL · Detroit Lakes Airport

DETROIT LAKES, MINNESOTA · SMALL AIRPORT

1,397

Elevation ft

Runways

5,201

Longest ft · 14/32

46.82N

95.88W

Detroit Lakes Airport serves Detroit Lakes, Minnesota at 1,397 ft elevation with its longest runway, 14/32, at 5,201 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
14/32	5,201 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
17/35	1,880 × 250 ft	turf	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,397 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)	1,397 ft	2,710 ft	2,257 ft	3,386 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,597 ft	2,945 ft	2,384 ft	3,576 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,797 ft	3,179 ft	2,511 ft	3,766 ft
35°C afternoon	4,132 ft	3,244 ft	2,546 ft	3,819 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (14/32, 5,201 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,819 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 KDTL is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KPKD Park Rapids Municipal Airport Konshok Field	34 nm E	5,497 ft
KFFM Fergus Falls Municipal Airport - Einar Mickelson Field	34 nm S	5,639 ft
KFAR Hector International Airport	39 nm W	9,001 ft
KBWP Harry Stern Airport	46 nm SW	5,100 ft
KBJI Bemidji Regional Airport	57 nm NE	7,004 ft
KAXN Chandler Field	61 nm S	5,099 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KDTL

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

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