FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 MAY 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | BBB |
Lat/Long: | 45-19-54.9000N 095-39-02.1000W 45-19.915000N 095-39.035000W 45.3319167,-95.6505833 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 1039.3 ft. / 316.8 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 05E (1985) |
From city: | 2 miles W of BENSON, MN |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 56215 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 06/1949 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | BBB (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | UNATNDD |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | MIRL RY 14/32 PRESET LOW INTST TO INCR INTST AND ACTVT REIL RY 14/32; PAPI RY 14//32; MIRL RY 14/32 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX AWOS-3PT: | 118.45 (320-843-3242) |
WX AWOS-3 at AQP (16 nm SW): | 118.5 (320-289-1265) |
WX AWOS-3PT at MOX (19 nm NW): | 118.6 (320-589-1303) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 125.5/323.1 (DARWIN RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
MOXr131/19.4 | | MORRIS VOR/DME | | 109.60 | | 05E |
MVEr002/21.7 | | MONTEVIDEO VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 05E |
BDHr296/25.6 | | WILLMAR VOR/DME | | 113.70 | | 04E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL:SELF SERVE FUEL AVAIL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD. |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MINOR |
Powerplant service: | MINOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
Dimensions: | 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 40.0 | Double wheel: | 50.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
Latitude: | 45-20.180475N | | 45-19.651300N |
Longitude: | 095-39.311823W | | 095-38.756712W |
Elevation: | 1038.5 ft. | | 1038.6 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
Runway heading: | 139 magnetic, 144 true | | 319 magnetic, 324 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) RY 14 PAPI UNUSEABLE BYD 2 NM. | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 7 ft. brush, 334 ft. from runway, 139 ft. right of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear | | 33 ft. trees, 773 ft. from runway, 221 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF BENSON 1410 KANSAS AVE BENSON, MN 56215 Phone 320-843-4775 |
Manager: | ROB WOLFINGTON 1410 KANSAS AVE BENSON, MN 56215 Phone 320-843-3448 |
Additional Remarks
- | CATEGORY 'C' & 'D' ACFT OPNS PROHIBITED. |
- | FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 15 May 2025 at 0901Z to 13 June 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (214KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (204KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (156KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAQP - Appleton Municipal Airport (16 nm SW)
KMOX - Morris Municipal Airport - Charlie Schmidt Field (19 nm NW)
KMVE - Montevideo-Chippewa County Airport (22 nm S)
KGHW - Glenwood Municipal Airport (23 nm NE)
KBDH - Willmar Municipal Airport-John L Rice Field (26 nm SE)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 20-Jul-2011
looking south.
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Sectional chart |
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 22-May-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:11 | | 10:11 |
Sunrise | | 05:46 | | 10:46 |
Sunset | | 20:52 | | 01:52 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:28 | | 02:28 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 22-May-2025 21:37:04 |
Local (UTC-5) | 22-May-2025 16:37:04 |
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METAR |
KBBB | 222115Z AUTO 35008G15KT 1 1/4SM -DZ HZ BKN060 18/06 A3011 RMK AO2 VIS 1/2V5
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KAQP 16nm SW | 222115Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT060 19/04 A3012 RMK AO2 TSNO
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KMOX 19nm NW | 222115Z AUTO 35010KT 10SM BKN050 BKN060 18/08 A3010 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KAXN 34nm N | 221720Z 2218/2318 33007KT P6SM SKC FM230800 08006KT P6SM SKC
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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