KHLB · Batesville Airport

BATESVILLE, INDIANA · SMALL AIRPORT

973

Elevation ft

Runway

5,933

Longest ft · 18/36

39.34N

85.26W

Batesville Airport serves Batesville, Indiana at 973 ft elevation with its longest runway, 18/36, at 5,933 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
18/36	5,933 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 973 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)	973 ft	2,628 ft	2,213 ft	3,319 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,173 ft	2,862 ft	2,339 ft	3,509 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,373 ft	3,096 ft	2,466 ft	3,699 ft
35°C afternoon	3,607 ft	3,142 ft	2,491 ft	3,736 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (18/36, 5,933 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,736 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 KHLB is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KCEV Mettel Field	22 nm N	6,503 ft
KOVO North Vernon Airport	24 nm SW	5,002 ft
KGEZ Shelbyville Municipal Airport	29 nm NW	5,000 ft
KBAK Columbus Municipal Airport	30 nm W	6,401 ft
KRID Richmond Municipal Airport	31 nm NE	5,502 ft
KCVG Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport	33 nm SE	12,001 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KHLB

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

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