KHCD · Hutchinson Municipal Butler Field

HUTCHINSON, MINNESOTA · SMALL AIRPORT

1,062

Elevation ft

Runway

4,000

Longest ft · 15/33

44.86N

94.38W

Hutchinson Municipal Butler Field serves Hutchinson, Minnesota at 1,062 ft elevation with its longest runway, 15/33, at 4,000 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
15/33	4,000 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,062 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)	1,062 ft	2,645 ft	2,222 ft	3,333 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,262 ft	2,879 ft	2,349 ft	3,523 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,462 ft	3,113 ft	2,475 ft	3,713 ft
35°C afternoon	3,717 ft	3,163 ft	2,502 ft	3,753 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (15/33, 4,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,753 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 KHCD is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KULM New Ulm Municipal Airport	33 nm S	5,401 ft
KBDH Willmar Municipal Airport John L Rice Field (2006)	35 nm NW	5,500 ft
KFCM Flying Cloud Airport	39 nm E	5,001 ft
KMKT Mankato Regional Airport	43 nm SE	6,600 ft
KSTC Saint Cloud Regional Airport	43 nm N	7,500 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KHCD

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

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