KPQN · Pipestone Municipal Airport

PIPESTONE, MINNESOTA · SMALL AIRPORT

1,736

Elevation ft

Runways

4,306

Longest ft · 18/36

43.98N

96.30W

Pipestone Municipal Airport serves Pipestone, Minnesota at 1,736 ft elevation with its longest runway, 18/36, at 4,306 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
18/36	4,306 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit
09/27	2,539 × 196 ft	turf	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,736 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)	1,736 ft	2,777 ft	2,293 ft	3,440 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,936 ft	3,011 ft	2,420 ft	3,630 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,136 ft	3,245 ft	2,546 ft	3,820 ft
35°C afternoon	4,553 ft	3,326 ft	2,590 ft	3,886 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (18/36, 4,306 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,886 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 KPQN is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KBKX Brookings Regional Airport	29 nm NW	6,000 ft
KFSD Sioux Falls Regional Airport	31 nm SW	9,000 ft
KMDS Madison Municipal Airport	34 nm W	5,000 ft
KMML Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport - Marshall/Ryan Field	35 nm NE	7,221 ft
KOTG Worthington Municipal Airport	37 nm SE	5,500 ft
KSXK Sioux County Regional Airport	60 nm S	5,500 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KPQN

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

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