KFWB · Branson West Airport

BRANSON WEST, MISSOURI · SMALL AIRPORT

1,348

Elevation ft

Runway

5,002

Longest ft · 03/21

36.70N

93.40W

Branson West Airport serves Branson West, Missouri at 1,348 ft elevation with its longest runway, 03/21, at 5,002 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
03/21	5,002 × 75 ft	concrete (good)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,348 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)	1,348 ft	2,701 ft	2,252 ft	3,378 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,548 ft	2,935 ft	2,379 ft	3,568 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,748 ft	3,169 ft	2,505 ft	3,758 ft
35°C afternoon	4,072 ft	3,232 ft	2,540 ft	3,809 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (03/21, 5,002 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,809 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 KFWB is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KBBG Branson Airport	14 nm SE	7,140 ft
KHRO Boone County Airport	29 nm SE	6,161 ft
KHFJ Monett Regional Airport	32 nm NW	6,001 ft
KSGF Springfield Branson National Airport	33 nm N	8,000 ft
KROG Rogers Municipal Airport-Carter Field	39 nm SW	6,011 ft
KVBT Bentonville Municipal-Louise M Thaden Field	45 nm SW	5,053 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KFWB

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

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