AirNav: H96 - Benton Municipal Airport

H96

Benton Municipal Airport
Benton, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier:	H96
Lat/Long:	38-00-24.3040N / 088-56-03.8950W 38-00.405067N / 088-56.064917W 38.0067511 / -88.9344153 (estimated)
Elevation:	444 ft. / 135.3 m (surveyed)
Variation:	02E (1980)
From city:	1 mile W of BENTON, IL
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	62812

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	04/1947
Sectional chart:	ST LOUIS
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	KANSAS CITY CENTER
FSS:	SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	STL (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	FRI-SUN 0800-1800
Pattern altitude:	1244 ft. MSL
Wind indicator:	lighted, OTS INDEFLY.
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 18/36 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
WX AWOS-3 at MWA (16 nm S):	119.675 (618-942-8877)
WX AWOS-3 at MVN (19 nm N):	113.8 (618-242-7933)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
MWAr010/15.6	MARION VOR/DME	110.40	04E
VNNr194/22.1	MOUNT VERNON VOR/DME	113.80	02E
ENLr153/27.0	CENTRALIA VORTAC	115.00	04E

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
HARRISBURG-RALEIGH	302/21.8	230	00E	HSB	.... ... -...
WAYNE COUNTY	227/33.4	257	01E	FWC	..-. .-- -.-.
SALEM	179/38.3	400	01W	SLO	... .-.. ---
CARMI	263/38.8	332	01W	CUL	-.-. ..- .-..

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL
Parking:	tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:

4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

4.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 18

RUNWAY 36

Latitude:

38-00.839950N

38-00.180800N

Longitude:

088-56.071900W

088-56.061300W

Elevation:

442.1 ft.

444.3 ft.

Gradient:

0.2%

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

177 magnetic, 179 true

357 magnetic, 359 true

Markings:

basic, in good condition

Runway end identifier lights:

Obstructions:

60 ft. tree, 1661 ft. from runway, 185 ft. left of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear

78 ft. tree, 1280 ft. from runway, 141 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF BENTON P.O. BOX 640-CITY HALL BENTON, IL 62812 Phone 618-439-6131
Manager:	EARL SANDUSKY P.O. BOX 158 BENTON, IL 62812 Phone 618-435-3526 IF NO ANSWR, CALL 618-439-6409.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		10
Single engine airplanes:		9
Multi engine airplanes:		1

Aircraft operations: avg 22/day *
49%	local general aviation
45%	transient general aviation
5%	air taxi
<1%	military
* for 12-month period ending 31 August 2007

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at H96.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMWA - Williamson County Regional Airport (16 nm S)
KMVN - Mount Vernon Airport (19 nm N)
KPJY - Pinckneyville-Du Quoin Airport (20 nm W)
KMDH - Southern Illinois Airport (20 nm SW)
KHSB - Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport (22 nm SE)

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Area around H96 (Benton Municipal Airport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 09-Nov-2009

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:03	12:03
Sunrise	06:31	12:31
Sunset	16:48	22:48
Evening civil twilight	17:16	23:16

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	09-Nov-2009 07:39:09
Local (UTC-6)	09-Nov-2009 01:39:09

METAR

KMWA 16nm S	090706Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM CLR 15/12 A3023 RMK AO2 T01540119
KMVN 19nm N	090715Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 11/09 A3022 RMK AO1
KMDH 20nm SW	090652Z AUTO 16003KT 10SM FEW080 16/12 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP230 T01560117
KHSB 21nm SE	090705Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/08 A3022 RMK AO2
KENL 32nm N	090705Z AUTO 21003KT 10SM CLR 16/09 A3021 RMK AO2 T01560085

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

Benton Municipal Airport

618-435-3526

no information available

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Phillips 66
	100LL
PS		$5.35
Updated 24-Aug-2009

1 read

write

PS=Pump service

Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Benton Municipal Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Benton Municipal Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.

Hotels near Benton Municipal Airport
	Miles		Price ($)
DAYS INN BENTON		0.7	58-130
SUPER 8 BENTON/WEST CITY AREA		0.7	65-71

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.

Hotels in other cities near Benton Municipal Airport

1 in	Du Quoin
10 in	Marion

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