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H96 Benton Municipal Airport
Benton, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: H96
Lat/Long: 38-00-30.6000N 088-56-04.0000W
38-00.510000N 088-56.066667W
38.0085000,-88.9344444
(estimated)
Elevation: 444.1 ft. / 135.4 m (surveyed)
Variation: 02W (2010)
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
Control tower: no
ARTCC: KANSAS CITY CENTER
FSS: SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: STL (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATTND
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: MIRL RY 18/36 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3PT at MWA (16 nm S): 119.675 (618-942-8877)
WX AWOS-3PT at MVN (19 nm N): 118.2 (618-242-7933)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC ON FREQS 127.475/346.275 (MARION RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ENLr153/26.9CENTRALIA VORTAC115.0004E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
JONNY009/10.338201EMW -- .--
WAYNE COUNTY229/33.325701WFWC ..-. .-- -.-.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
Parking: tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 4002 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 4.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: RWY MARKING FADED.
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 38-00.840073N38-00.180805N
Longitude: 088-56.071950W088-56.061308W
Elevation: 439.1 ft.444.1 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 181 magnetic, 179 true001 magnetic, 359 true
Markings: nonprecision, in poor conditionnonprecision, in poor condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.33 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none68 ft. tree, 1226 ft. from runway, 135 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF BENTON
P.O. BOX 640, 1403 SOUTH MAIN ST
BENTON, IL 62812
Phone 618-439-6131
Manager: MATTHEW HARRISON
P.O. BOX 640
BENTON, IL 62812
Phone 815-529-1207
EMAIL AIRPORT@BENTONIL.COM (ALL LWR CASE) MATTHEWHARRISON@HOTMAIL.COM

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 23 May 2022

Additional Remarks

FOR CD CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508.

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 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18   download (231KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (482KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMWA - Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (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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Aerial photo of H96 (Benton Municipal Airport)
Photo by LD Pahnke
Photo taken 08-May-2011
looking southeast from 3500'.

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1911:19
Sunrise06:4511:45
Sunset19:1600:16
Evening civil twilight19:4200:42

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Mar-2024 06:20:50
Local (UTC-5)  29-Mar-2024 01:20:50
 
METAR
KMWA 
16nm S 
290555Z AUTO 21005KT 10SM CLR 07/02 A3012 RMK AO2 T00700016 10135 20070 401731012
KMVN 
19nm N 
290556Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM CLR 08/03 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP197 6//// T00780033 10144 20078 401781028 51001 PNO $
KMDH 
20nm SW 
290552Z AUTO 21007KT 10SM CLR 11/03 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP194 T01060033 10150 20100 401781011 58001
KENL 
31nm N 
290555Z AUTO 21010KT 10SM CLR 11/02 A3009 RMK AO2 T01050024 10151 20104 401721005
TAF
KMVN 
19nm N 
290520Z 2906/3006 21009KT P6SM SKC FM291400 21014G25KT P6SM SCT200 FM300200 18008KT P6SM BKN250
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Benton Municipal Airport 815-529-1207
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100LL
SS $5.35 
 Updated 27-Mar-2024
 
   1 read write
SS=Self service
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