KHBG · Hattiesburg Bobby L Chain Municipal Airport

HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI · MEDIUM AIRPORT

151

Elevation ft

Runway

6,094

Longest ft · 13/31

31.26N

89.25W

Hattiesburg Bobby L Chain Municipal Airport serves Hattiesburg, Mississippi at 151 ft elevation with its longest runway, 13/31, at 6,094 by 150 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	6,094 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 151 ft is about 15°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, 15°C)	151 ft	2,467 ft	2,126 ft	3,189 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,351 ft	2,701 ft	2,253 ft	3,379 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,551 ft	2,936 ft	2,379 ft	3,569 ft
35°C afternoon	2,587 ft	2,943 ft	2,383 ft	3,574 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (13/31, 6,094 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,574 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 KHBG is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KPIB Hattiesburg Laurel Regional Airport	13 nm N	6,503 ft
KLUL Hesler Noble Field	25 nm N	5,513 ft
K0R0 Columbia-Marion County Airport	29 nm W	5,500 ft
K2R0 Waynesboro Municipal Airport	39 nm NE	5,000 ft
KBXA George R Carr Memorial Air Field	42 nm SW	5,002 ft
KMJD Picayune Municipal Airport	51 nm SW	5,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KHBG

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

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