KHON · Huron Regional Airport

HURON, SOUTH DAKOTA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

1,289

Elevation ft

Runways

7,201

Longest ft · 12/30

44.39N

98.23W

Huron Regional Airport serves Huron, South Dakota at 1,289 ft elevation with its longest runway, 12/30, at 7,201 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
12/30	7,201 × 100 ft	concrete	lit
18/36	5,000 × 75 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,289 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)	1,289 ft	2,689 ft	2,246 ft	3,369 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,489 ft	2,923 ft	2,373 ft	3,559 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,689 ft	3,158 ft	2,499 ft	3,749 ft
35°C afternoon	3,998 ft	3,218 ft	2,532 ft	3,798 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (12/30, 7,201 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,798 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 KHON is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMHE Mitchell Municipal Airport	38 nm S	6,701 ft
KMDS Madison Municipal Airport	54 nm SE	5,000 ft
KATY Watertown Regional Airport	56 nm NE	6,898 ft
KBKX Brookings Regional Airport	61 nm E	6,000 ft
KABR Aberdeen Regional Airport	64 nm N	6,901 ft
KFSD Sioux Falls Regional Airport	80 nm SE	9,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KHON

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

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