KFMZ · Fairmont State Airport

FAIRMONT, NEBRASKA · SMALL AIRPORT

1,636

Elevation ft

Runways

4,317

Longest ft · 17/35

40.59N

97.57W

Fairmont State Airport serves Fairmont, Nebraska at 1,636 ft elevation with its longest runway, 17/35, at 4,317 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
17/35	4,317 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit
12/30	3,021 × 60 ft	concrete	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,636 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)	1,636 ft	2,757 ft	2,283 ft	3,424 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,836 ft	2,991 ft	2,409 ft	3,614 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,036 ft	3,225 ft	2,536 ft	3,804 ft
35°C afternoon	4,429 ft	3,302 ft	2,577 ft	3,866 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (17/35, 4,317 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,866 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 KFMZ is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KJYR York Municipal Airport	19 nm N	5,900 ft
KHSI Hastings Municipal Airport	39 nm W	6,451 ft
KLNK Lincoln Airport	40 nm NE	12,901 ft
KGRI Central Nebraska Regional Airport	41 nm NW	7,002 ft
KBIE Beatrice Municipal Airport	41 nm SE	5,602 ft
KOLU Columbus Municipal Airport	53 nm N	6,801 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KFMZ

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

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