KMHE · Mitchell Municipal Airport

MITCHELL, SOUTH DAKOTA · SMALL AIRPORT

1,304

Elevation ft

Runways

6,701

Longest ft · 13/31

43.77N

98.04W

Mitchell Municipal Airport serves Mitchell, South Dakota at 1,304 ft elevation with its longest runway, 13/31, at 6,701 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
13/31	6,701 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
18/36	5,513 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,304 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)	1,304 ft	2,692 ft	2,248 ft	3,371 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,504 ft	2,926 ft	2,374 ft	3,561 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,704 ft	3,160 ft	2,501 ft	3,751 ft
35°C afternoon	4,017 ft	3,221 ft	2,534 ft	3,801 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (13/31, 6,701 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,801 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 KMHE is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KHON Huron Regional Airport	38 nm N	7,201 ft
KMDS Madison Municipal Airport	44 nm E	5,000 ft
KFSD Sioux Falls Regional Airport	57 nm E	9,000 ft
KYKN Chan Gurney Municipal Airport	59 nm SE	6,094 ft
KBKX Brookings Regional Airport	62 nm NE	6,000 ft
KATY Watertown Regional Airport	78 nm NE	6,898 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KMHE

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

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