FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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: | yes |
| 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 |
| 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 | | 082/32.5 | | 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) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 72 ft. trees, 2600 ft. from runway, 270 ft. right of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear
TREES +37, 965 FT FM END 360 R, 20:1. | | 46 ft. trees, 960 ft. from runway, 388 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear
TREES +59, 1257 FM END, 290R, 17:1. |
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 2008 | |
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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (222KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (227KB) |
| NDB RWY 14 | |
download (171KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (55KB) |
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 (26 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
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 30-Nov-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:08 | | 13:08 |
| Sunrise | | 07:42 | | 13:42 |
| Sunset | | 16:41 | | 22:41 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:14 | | 23:14 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 01-Dec-2009 05:24:03 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 30-Nov-2009 23:24:03 |
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| METAR |
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| KBBB | 010453Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M03/M03 A2970 RMK AO2
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KAQP
16nm SW | 010453Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM CLR M03/M03 A2970 RMK AO2
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KMOX
19nm NW | 010450Z AUTO 08003KT 10SM CLR M02/M02 A2969 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KAXN
34nm N | 302320Z 0100/0124 29006KT P6SM BKN250 FM010400 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM011200 14012G20KT P6SM BKN150 FM011500 16012G22KT P6SM BKN110 FM011900 30016G26KT P6SM SCT015 BKN035 FM012200 30018G32KT P6SM SCT015 BKN040
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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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