General aviation field
John H Batten Airport, Racine.
- Longest paved runway
- 6,574 ft
- Field elevation
- 674 ft
- Runway-capable types
- 23 of 24
- Coordinates
- 42.76, -87.82
John H Batten Airport's 6,574 ft of runway puts it in the longest quarter of Wisconsin's 63 jet-capable fields, close to sea level, so the published runway figure is close to what an aircraft actually needs here. 23 of the 24 types we broker clear it; the runway rules out 1. Chicago's published corridors start 45 miles from this field.
Access
Getting here
Straight-line distances from the cities we publish, with a typical aircraft's block time including taxi, climb and descent.
- 45 mi35 minfrom $2,838one way, all‑in indicative
- 463 mi1 h 47 mfrom $3,291one way, all‑in indicative
- 602 mi2 h 12 mfrom $4,282one way, all‑in indicative
- 719 mi2 h 32 mfrom $5,117one way, all‑in indicative
- 802 mi2 h 46 mfrom $5,706one way, all‑in indicative
- 839 mi2 h 53 mfrom $5,968one way, all‑in indicative
- 844 mi2 h 54 mfrom $6,001one way, all‑in indicative
- 911 mi3 h 05 mfrom $6,484one way, all‑in indicative
From-prices are one way and all-in — operator price, our fee and federal excise tax — for the smallest cabin suited to the distance, indicative rather than quoted.
Runway
What can operate here
Compared against the published balanced field length of every type we broker, with roughly 3% added per 1,000 ft of elevation for density altitude.
This is runway length only. Individual airports also restrict by wingspan, noise curfew, slot availability and special approach certification, and performance moves with temperature, weight and the day. Clearing the runway here means an aircraft is worth asking about — the operator confirms it, and signs for it.
Turboprop
Seats, range and runway needed, by type
- Pilatus PC-126–8 seats · 2,123 mi range · needs ~2,704 ft here
- Beechcraft King Air 3508–9 seats · 2,078 mi range · needs ~3,367 ft here
Light jet
Seats, range and runway needed, by type
- Cessna Citation CJ47–8 seats · 2,491 mi range · needs ~3,479 ft here
- Cessna Citation CJ3+6–7 seats · 2,348 mi range · needs ~3,244 ft here
- Embraer Phenom 3006–8 seats · 2,313 mi range · needs ~3,774 ft here
- Cessna Citation M25–6 seats · 1,784 mi range · needs ~3,275 ft here
Midsize jet
Seats, range and runway needed, by type
- Cessna Citation Latitude8–9 seats · 3,107 mi range · needs ~3,652 ft here
- Hawker 800XP8 seats · 2,923 mi range · needs ~5,134 ft here
- Learjet 60XR7–8 seats · 2,768 mi range · needs ~5,560 ft here
- Cessna Citation XLS+8–9 seats · 2,417 mi range · needs ~3,632 ft here
Super-midsize
- Embraer Praetor 600
- Gulfstream G280
- Cessna Citation Longitude
- Bombardier Challenger 350
- Bombardier Challenger 300
Seats, range and runway needed, by type
- Embraer Praetor 6008–12 seats · 4,624 mi range · needs ~4,812 ft here
- Gulfstream G2808–10 seats · 4,143 mi range · needs ~4,846 ft here
- Cessna Citation Longitude9–12 seats · 4,028 mi range · needs ~4,907 ft here
- Bombardier Challenger 3508–9 seats · 3,682 mi range · needs ~4,933 ft here
- Bombardier Challenger 3008–9 seats · 3,527 mi range · needs ~4,907 ft here
Heavy jet
Seats, range and runway needed, by type
- Dassault Falcon 7X12–14 seats · 6,847 mi range · needs ~5,825 ft here
- Dassault Falcon 900LX12–14 seats · 5,466 mi range · needs ~5,320 ft here
- Gulfstream G45012–14 seats · 5,006 mi range · needs ~5,713 ft here
- Dassault Falcon 2000LXS8–10 seats · 4,603 mi range · needs ~4,770 ft here
- Cessna Citation X+8–9 seats · 3,982 mi range · needs ~5,244 ft here
Ultra long range
Seats, range and runway needed, by type
- Bombardier Global 750014–19 seats · 8,861 mi range · needs ~5,917 ft here
- Gulfstream G650ER13–19 seats · 8,631 mi range · needs ~6,426 ft here
- Gulfstream G55014–16 seats · 7,768 mi range · needs ~6,030 ft here
Ruled out by runway length: Bombardier Global 6000 — the shortest of these needs about 6,607 ft here.
Alternates
Nearby alternates
The closest other jet-capable fields, in case weather, slots or runway length send the trip somewhere else.