KMXO · Monticello Regional Airport

MONTICELLO, IOWA · SMALL AIRPORT

832

Elevation ft

Runways

4,400

Longest ft · 15/33

42.22N

91.16W

Monticello Regional Airport serves Monticello, Iowa at 832 ft elevation with its longest runway, 15/33, at 4,400 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
15/33	4,400 × 75 ft	concrete	lit
09/27	2,300 × 90 ft	turf	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 832 ft is about 13°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, 13°C)	832 ft	2,600 ft	2,198 ft	3,297 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,032 ft	2,834 ft	2,324 ft	3,487 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,232 ft	3,068 ft	2,451 ft	3,676 ft
35°C afternoon	3,432 ft	3,107 ft	2,472 ft	3,708 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (15/33, 4,400 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,708 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 KMXO is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KDBQ Dubuque Regional Airport	23 nm NE	6,502 ft
KIIB Independence Municipal Airport	38 nm W	5,500 ft
KIOW Iowa City Municipal Airport	39 nm SW	5,002 ft
KCWI Clinton Municipal Airport	44 nm SE	5,204 ft
KDVN Davenport Municipal Airport	45 nm SE	5,511 ft
KPDC Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport	48 nm N	5,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KMXO

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

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