FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
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 ft. / 316.7 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 |
| Sectional chart: | TWIN CITIES |
| 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: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32 & PAPI RY 32 & REIL RYS 14 & 32 - CTAF.
ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32 & PAPI RY 14 & 32 & REIL RYS 14 & 32 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 239 (320-843-3242) |
| WX AWOS-3 at AQP (16 nm SW): | 356 (320-289-1265) |
| WX AWOS-3 at MOX (19 nm NW): | 109.6 (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 |
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| 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 |
| ILLr295/26.9 | | WILLMAR VOR/DME | | 113.70 | | 04E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BENSON | | at field | | 239 | | 05E | | BBB | -... -... -... |
| APPLETON | | 063/16.4 | | 356 | | 05E | | AQP | .- --.- .--. |
| GLENWOOD | | 214/23.4 | | 346 | | 03E | | GHW | --. .... .-- |
| DAWSON/MADISON | | 041/30.6 | | 341 | | 06E | | DXX | -.. -..- -..- |
| ORTONVILLE | | 082/32.6 | | 332 | | 05E | | VVV | ...- ...- ...- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 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 good 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. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 139 magnetic, 144 true | | 319 magnetic, 324 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RY 14 PAPI UNSUBL BYD 2 NM. | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RY 32 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 2 NM & BYD 5 DEGS LEFT & RIGHT OF RY CNTRLN. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 10 ft. trees, 325 ft. from runway, 200 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear
TREES +37, 965 FT FM END 360 R, 20:1. | | 75 ft. trees, 1280 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear
TREES +81 FT, 1400 FM END 270 R, 14:1. |
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: | ELLIOTT NELSON
1320 NEVADA AVE
BENSON, MN 56215
Phone 320-843-4775 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 8 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 98/week * | | 59% | local general aviation | | 39% | transient general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ULTRALIGHT ACFT ON AND INVOF OF THE AIRPORT. |
| - | CATEGORY 'C' & 'D' ACFT OPNS PROHIBITED. |
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 between 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (181KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (198KB) |
| NDB RWY 14 | |
download (178KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (39KB) |
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 Fiel (25 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Oct-2008
| | Local
(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:09 | | 12:09 |
| Sunrise | | 07:38 | | 12:38 |
| Sunset | | 18:39 | | 23:39 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:09 | | 00:09 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Oct-2008 08:30:34 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Oct-2008 03:30:34 |
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| METAR |
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| KBBB | 130813Z AUTO 33007KT 10SM OVC008 10/09 A3003 RMK AO2
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KAQP
16nm SW | 130813Z AUTO 32007KT 10SM -RA OVC009 09/09 A3004 RMK AO2
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KMOX
19nm NW | 130810Z AUTO 32008KT 10SM SCT014 OVC030 08/08 A3003 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KAXN
34nm N | 130523Z 130606 20013KT 4SM SHRA BR OVC015 FM0800 30010KT 3SM SHRA BR OVC007 FM1400 31012KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC010 FM1900 32010KT P6SM BKN020 FM2100 29013KT P6SM SCT030 FM2300 27009KT P6SM SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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