KRST · Rochester International Airport

ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

1,317

Elevation ft

Runways

9,034

Longest ft · 13/31

43.91N

92.50W

Rochester International Airport serves Rochester, Minnesota at 1,317 ft elevation with its longest runway, 13/31, at 9,034 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
13/31	9,034 × 150 ft	concrete	lit
03/21	7,301 × 150 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,317 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)	1,317 ft	2,695 ft	2,249 ft	3,373 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,517 ft	2,929 ft	2,376 ft	3,563 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,717 ft	3,163 ft	2,502 ft	3,753 ft
35°C afternoon	4,033 ft	3,225 ft	2,535 ft	3,803 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (13/31, 9,034 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,803 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 KRST is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KOWA Owatonna Degner Regional Airport	35 nm W	5,500 ft
KONA Winona Municipal Airport Max Conrad Field	36 nm E	5,679 ft
KAEL Albert Lea Municipal Airport	40 nm W	5,000 ft
KRGK Red Wing Regional Airport	41 nm N	5,010 ft
KLSE La Crosse Regional Airport	54 nm E	8,742 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KRST

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

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