KFRM · Fairmont Municipal Airport

FAIRMONT, MINNESOTA · SMALL AIRPORT

1,162

Elevation ft

Runways

5,505

Longest ft · 13/31

43.64N

94.42W

Fairmont Municipal Airport serves Fairmont, Minnesota at 1,162 ft elevation with its longest runway, 13/31, at 5,505 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
13/31	5,505 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
02/20	3,301 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,162 ft is about 13°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, 13°C)	1,162 ft	2,665 ft	2,233 ft	3,349 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,362 ft	2,899 ft	2,359 ft	3,539 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,562 ft	3,133 ft	2,486 ft	3,729 ft
35°C afternoon	3,841 ft	3,187 ft	2,515 ft	3,773 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (13/31, 5,505 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,773 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 KFRM is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KULM New Ulm Municipal Airport	41 nm N	5,401 ft
KMKT Mankato Regional Airport	41 nm NE	6,600 ft
KFXY Forest City Municipal Airport	42 nm SE	5,796 ft
KSPW Spencer Municipal Airport	45 nm SW	6,001 ft
KAEL Albert Lea Municipal Airport	46 nm E	5,000 ft
KOTG Worthington Municipal Airport	50 nm W	5,500 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KFRM

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

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