KVBT · Bentonville Municipal-Louise M Thaden Field
Bentonville Municipal-Louise M Thaden Field serves Bentonville, Arkansas at 1,296 ft elevation with its longest runway, 18/36, at 5,053 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 | 5,053 × 75 ft | asphalt | lit |
02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins
Standard temperature at 1,296 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) | 1,296 ft | 2,691 ft | 2,247 ft | 3,370 ft |
| Warm day (ISA +10) | 2,496 ft | 2,925 ft | 2,373 ft | 3,560 ft |
| Hot day (ISA +20) | 3,696 ft | 3,159 ft | 2,500 ft | 3,750 ft |
| 35°C afternoon | 4,007 ft | 3,220 ft | 2,533 ft | 3,799 ft |
03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more
Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KVBT is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.
| Airport | Distance | Longest runway |
|---|---|---|
| KROG Rogers Municipal Airport-Carter Field | 6 nm E | 6,011 ft |
| KXNA Northwest Arkansas National Airport | 6 nm SW | 8,801 ft |
| KASG Springdale Municipal Airport | 11 nm SE | 5,302 ft |
| KFYV Drake Field | 21 nm S | 6,005 ft |
| KEOS Neosho Hugh Robinson Airport | 29 nm N | 5,001 ft |
| KGMJ Grove Regional Airport | 30 nm NW | 5,250 ft |
04Jet A prices and FBOs at KVBT
No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KVBT, 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 KVBT or read what a fuel stop actually saves.