KMIB · Minot Air Force Base

MINOT, NORTH DAKOTA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

1,667

Elevation ft

Runway

13,197

Longest ft · 11/29

48.42N

101.36W

Minot Air Force Base serves Minot, North Dakota at 1,667 ft elevation with its longest runway, 11/29, at 13,197 by 300 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.

Military airfield. This is a military airfield in the FAA file. It is listed here for reference and for emergency planning. Civil use needs prior permission, there is no FBO, and no Jet A you can buy. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
11/29	13,197 × 300 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,667 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)	1,667 ft	2,763 ft	2,286 ft	3,429 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,867 ft	2,997 ft	2,412 ft	3,619 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,067 ft	3,231 ft	2,539 ft	3,809 ft
35°C afternoon	4,467 ft	3,309 ft	2,581 ft	3,872 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (11/29, 13,197 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,872 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

Listed for reference only: KMIB is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMOT Minot International Airport	10 nm S	7,700 ft
D60 Tioga Municipal Airport	61 nm W	5,102 ft
KS25 Watford City Municipal Airport	85 nm SW	6,550 ft
KXWA Williston Basin International Airport	96 nm W	7,503 ft
KDVL Devils Lake Regional Airport	100 nm E	6,400 ft
KBIS Bismarck Municipal Airport	102 nm S	8,794 ft

04Fuel and services at KMIB

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KMIB. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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