FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 |
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| 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 |
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: | |
| 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% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 177 magnetic, 179 true | | 357 magnetic, 359 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| 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: | | 11 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 11 |
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| 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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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-May-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:22 | | 10:22 |
| Sunrise | | 05:51 | | 10:51 |
| Sunset | | 19:53 | | 00:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:23 | | 01:23 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-May-2008 12:42:12 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 09-May-2008 07:42:12 |
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| METAR |
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KMWA
16nm S | 091150Z 28010KT 4SM BR OVC009 12/11 A2980
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KMVN
19nm N | 091215Z AUTO 27004KT 3SM OVC006 12/10 A2983 RMK AO1
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KMDH
20nm SW | 091213Z 30006KT 2 1/2SM BR OVC003 12/11 A2981 RMK AO2
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KHSB
21nm SE | 091205Z AUTO 32004KT 3SM BR OVC011 13/11 A2977 RMK AO2
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KENL
32nm N | 091205Z AUTO 30006KT 2SM HZ OVC008 12/08 A2980 RMK AO2
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| NOTAMs |
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