KHDE · Brewster Field

HOLDREGE, NEBRASKA · SMALL AIRPORT

2,313

Elevation ft

Runways

4,701

Longest ft · 18/36

40.45N

99.34W

Brewster Field serves Holdrege, Nebraska at 2,313 ft elevation with its longest runway, 18/36, at 4,701 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
18/36	4,701 × 75 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit
11/29	2,429 × 300 ft	graded earth	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 2,313 ft is about 10°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, 10°C)	2,313 ft	2,889 ft	2,354 ft	3,531 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	3,513 ft	3,123 ft	2,481 ft	3,721 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,713 ft	3,357 ft	2,607 ft	3,911 ft
35°C afternoon	5,268 ft	3,465 ft	2,666 ft	3,999 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (18/36, 4,701 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,999 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 KHDE is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KEAR Kearney Regional Airport	22 nm NE	7,094 ft
KLXN Jim Kelly Field	29 nm NW	5,489 ft
KCZD Cozad Municipal Airport	39 nm NW	5,000 ft
KHSI Hastings Municipal Airport	42 nm E	6,451 ft
KPHG Phillipsburg Municipal Airport	43 nm S	5,101 ft
KGRI Central Nebraska Regional Airport	56 nm NE	7,002 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KHDE

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

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