KRED · Red Lodge Airport
Red Lodge Airport serves Red Lodge, Montana at 5,763 ft elevation with its longest runway, 16/34, at 4,000 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 4,000 × 75 ft | asphalt | lit |
02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins
Standard temperature at 5,763 ft is about 3°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, 3°C) | 5,763 ft | 3,562 ft | 2,718 ft | 4,077 ft |
| Warm day (ISA +10) | 6,963 ft | 3,796 ft | 2,845 ft | 4,267 ft |
| Hot day (ISA +20) | 8,163 ft | 4,030 ft | 2,971 ft | 4,457 ft |
| 35°C afternoon | 9,546 ft | 4,300 ft | 3,117 ft | 4,676 ft |
03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more
Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KRED is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.
| Airport | Distance | Longest runway |
|---|---|---|
| KPOY Powell Municipal Airport | 27 nm SE | 6,200 ft |
| K6S8 Laurel Municipal Airport | 38 nm NE | 5,199 ft |
| KU68 North Big Horn County Airport | 38 nm SE | 5,199 ft |
| KCOD Yellowstone Regional Airport | 41 nm S | 8,268 ft |
| KBIL Billings Logan International Airport | 48 nm NE | 10,518 ft |
| K6S0 Big Timber Airport | 48 nm NW | 5,285 ft |
04Jet A prices and FBOs at KRED
No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KRED, 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 KRED or read what a fuel stop actually saves.