KPLN · Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport

PELLSTON, MICHIGAN · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

721

Elevation ft

Runways

6,513

Longest ft · 14/32

45.57N

84.80W

Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport serves Pellston, Michigan at 721 ft elevation with its longest runway, 14/32, at 6,513 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
14/32	6,513 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
05/23	5,401 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 721 ft is about 14°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, 14°C)	721 ft	2,579 ft	2,186 ft	3,279 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,921 ft	2,813 ft	2,313 ft	3,469 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,121 ft	3,047 ft	2,439 ft	3,659 ft
35°C afternoon	3,294 ft	3,080 ft	2,458 ft	3,686 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (14/32, 6,513 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,686 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 KPLN is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KBFA Boyne Mountain Airport	25 nm S	5,187 ft
KGLR Gaylord Regional Airport	34 nm S	6,579 ft
KACB Antrim County Airport	39 nm SW	5,003 ft
KCIU Chippewa County International Airport	43 nm N	7,203 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KPLN

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

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