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KBBB Benson Municipal Airport
Benson, Minnesota, USA

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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
MOXr131/19.4MORRIS VOR/DME109.6005E
MVEr002/21.7MONTEVIDEO VOR/DME111.6005E
BDHr296/25.6WILLMAR VOR/DME113.7004E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BENSONat field23905EBBB -... -... -...
APPLETON063/16.435605EAQP .- --.- .--.
GLENWOOD214/23.434603EGHW --. .... .--
DAWSON/MADISON041/30.634106EDXX -.. -..- -..-
ORTONVILLE082/32.533205EVVV ...- ...- ...-

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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Latitude: 45-20.180475N45-19.651300N
Longitude: 095-39.311823W095-38.756712W
Elevation: 1038.5 ft.1038.6 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 139 magnetic, 144 true319 magnetic, 324 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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
    
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4112:41
Sunrise07:1313:13
Sunset17:0023:00
Evening civil twilight17:3223:32

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 18:56:36
Local (UTC-6)  08-Nov-2009 12:56:36
 
METAR
KBBB 081833Z AUTO 11008KT 10SM BKN070 BKN080 14/M01 A2987 RMK AO2
KAQP 
16nm SW 
081833Z AUTO 08008KT 10SM BKN065 13/01 A2986 RMK AO2
KMOX 
19nm NW 
081831Z AUTO 08011G17KT 10SM CLR 13/02 A2988 RMK AO2
TAF
KAXN 
34nm N 
081740Z 0818/0918 10009KT P6SM SCT050 BKN120 FM082000 07007KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN040 OVC060 FM090200 36006KT P6SM SCT040 FM090400 29006KT P6SM SKC FM091500 30009KT P6SM SCT250
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Benson Municipal Airport 320-843-4880
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100LL
SS $4.38 
 Updated 09-Sep-2009
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Benson Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
BENSON INN 2.2 
COUNTRY INN SUITES BENSON 2.7 71-114

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

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