KXWA · Williston Basin International Airport

WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

2,344

Elevation ft

Runway

7,503

Longest ft · 14/32

48.26N

103.75W

Williston Basin International Airport serves Williston, North Dakota at 2,344 ft elevation with its longest runway, 14/32, at 7,503 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
14/32	7,503 × 150 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 2,344 ft is about 10°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, 10°C)	2,344 ft	2,895 ft	2,357 ft	3,536 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	3,544 ft	3,129 ft	2,484 ft	3,726 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,744 ft	3,363 ft	2,610 ft	3,916 ft
35°C afternoon	5,307 ft	3,473 ft	2,670 ft	4,005 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (14/32, 7,503 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,005 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 KXWA is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KS25 Watford City Municipal Airport	34 nm SE	6,550 ft
D60 Tioga Municipal Airport	35 nm E	5,102 ft
KSDY Sidney - Richland Regional Airport	38 nm SW	5,705 ft
KOLF L M Clayton Airport	74 nm W	5,091 ft
KGDV Dawson Community Airport	80 nm SW	5,704 ft
KDIK Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport	96 nm SE	7,301 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KXWA

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

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