KTVF · Thief River Falls Regional Airport

THIEF RIVER FALLS, MINNESOTA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

1,119

Elevation ft

Runway

6,504

Longest ft · 13/31

48.07N

96.19W

Thief River Falls Regional Airport serves Thief River Falls, Minnesota at 1,119 ft elevation with its longest runway, 13/31, at 6,504 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.

Open KTVF in JetDesk: live METAR, TAF, winds and runway verdict →

01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
13/31	6,504 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,119 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)	1,119 ft	2,656 ft	2,228 ft	3,342 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,319 ft	2,890 ft	2,355 ft	3,532 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,519 ft	3,124 ft	2,481 ft	3,722 ft
35°C afternoon	3,788 ft	3,177 ft	2,510 ft	3,764 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (13/31, 6,504 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,764 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 KTVF is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KGFK Grand Forks International Airport	40 nm W	7,351 ft
KBJI Bemidji Regional Airport	61 nm SE	7,004 ft
KRRT Warroad International Memorial Airport	62 nm NE	5,400 ft
KFAR Hector International Airport	73 nm S	9,001 ft
KBDE Baudette International Airport	74 nm NE	6,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KTVF

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

All Minnesota airports · Airport directory · Open JetDesk