KIEN · Pine Ridge Airport

PINE RIDGE, SOUTH DAKOTA · SMALL AIRPORT

3,333

Elevation ft

Runway

5,000

Longest ft · 12/30

43.02N

102.51W

Pine Ridge Airport serves Pine Ridge, South Dakota at 3,333 ft elevation with its longest runway, 12/30, at 5,000 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
12/30	5,000 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 3,333 ft is about 8°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, 8°C)	3,333 ft	3,088 ft	2,462 ft	3,692 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	4,533 ft	3,322 ft	2,588 ft	3,882 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	5,733 ft	3,556 ft	2,715 ft	4,072 ft
35°C afternoon	6,533 ft	3,712 ft	2,799 ft	4,199 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (12/30, 5,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,199 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 KIEN is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KGRN Gordon Municipal Airport	19 nm SE	5,196 ft
KCDR Chadron Municipal Airport	28 nm SW	5,998 ft
KAIA Alliance Municipal Airport	60 nm S	9,203 ft
KCUT Custer County Airport	65 nm NW	5,500 ft
KRAP Rapid City Regional Airport	66 nm N	8,701 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KIEN

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

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