KHYX · Saginaw County H.W. Browne Airport

SAGINAW, MICHIGAN · SMALL AIRPORT

601

Elevation ft

Runways

5,002

Longest ft · 10/28

43.43N

83.86W

Saginaw County H.W. Browne Airport serves Saginaw, Michigan at 601 ft elevation with its longest runway, 10/28, at 5,002 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
10/28	5,002 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
05/23	2,952 × 60 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 601 ft is about 14°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, 14°C)	601 ft	2,555 ft	2,173 ft	3,260 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,801 ft	2,789 ft	2,300 ft	3,450 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,001 ft	3,023 ft	2,427 ft	3,640 ft
35°C afternoon	3,145 ft	3,051 ft	2,442 ft	3,663 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (10/28, 5,002 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,663 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 KHYX is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMBS MBS International Airport	11 nm NW	8,002 ft
KFNT Bishop International Airport	28 nm S	7,852 ft
KAMN Gratiot Community Airport	37 nm W	5,004 ft
KMOP Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport	40 nm W	5,000 ft
KBAX Huron County Memorial Airport	43 nm NE	5,000 ft
KOZW Livingston County Spencer J. Hardy Airport	49 nm S	5,002 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KHYX

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

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