KMSO · Missoula Montana Airport

MISSOULA, MONTANA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

3,206

Elevation ft

Runway

9,501

Longest ft · 12/30

46.92N

114.09W

Missoula Montana Airport serves Missoula, Montana at 3,206 ft elevation with its longest runway, 12/30, at 9,501 by 150 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	9,501 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 3,206 ft is about 9°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, 9°C)	3,206 ft	3,063 ft	2,448 ft	3,672 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	4,406 ft	3,297 ft	2,575 ft	3,862 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	5,606 ft	3,531 ft	2,701 ft	4,052 ft
35°C afternoon	6,375 ft	3,681 ft	2,783 ft	4,174 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (12/30, 9,501 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,174 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 KMSO is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KHRF Ravalli County Airport	40 nm S	5,200 ft
K38S Deer Lodge City County Airport	63 nm SE	5,800 ft
K3U3 Bowman Field	68 nm SE	6,011 ft
KGPI Glacier Park International Airport	84 nm N	9,007 ft
KBTM Bert Mooney Airport	88 nm SE	9,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KMSO

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

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