FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VBT |
| Lat/Long: | 36-20-44.5750N / 094-13-09.6420W 36-20.742917N / 094-13.160700W 36.3457153 / -94.2193450 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1296 ft. / 395.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04E (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles S of BENTONVILLE, AR |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 72712 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1946 |
| Sectional chart: | KANSAS CITY |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | JONESBORO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | VBT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-1700 FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 479-586-5540. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 134.975 (479-273-9198) |
| RAZORBACK APPROACH: | 121.0 |
| RAZORBACK DEPARTURE: | 121.0 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.05 |
| WX AWOS-3 at ROG (6 nm E): | 134.375 (479-631-9196) |
| WX ASOS at XNA (6 nm SW): | 119.425 (479-203-0109) |
| WX AWOS-3 at ASG (11 nm SE): | 124.675 (479-750-2967) |
| WX AWOS-3 at SLG (16 nm SW): | 118.375 (479-524-9893) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS126.1/269.0 (FAYETTEVILLE RCAG) WHEN RAZORBACK APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| RZCr318/7.6 | | RAZORBACK VORTAC | | 116.40 | | 04E |
| DAKr350/18.2 | | DRAKE VOR/DME | | 108.80 | | 07E |
| EOSr154/31.6 | | NEOSHO VOR/DME | | 117.30 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| SILOAM SPRINGS | | 050/16.1 | | 284 | | 04E | | SLG | ... .-.. --. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL AVBL 24 HRS SELF SERVICE WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 4082 x 65 ft. / 1244 x 20 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 12.5 | | Double wheel: | 21.5 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 36-21.080017N | | 36-20.407350N |
| Longitude: | 094-13.156800W | | 094-13.163000W |
| Elevation: | 1288.0 ft. | | 1290.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 176 magnetic, 180 true | | 356 magnetic, 000 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 227 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 10 ft. road, 300 ft. from runway, 10:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 50:1 TO DSPLCD THR. | | 4 ft. fence, 250 ft. from runway, 12:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF BENTONVILLE 117 E CENTRAL BENTONVILLE, AR 72712 Phone 479-271-3112 |
| Manager: | DAVE POWELL 2500 SW AVIATION ST BENTONVILLE, AR 72712 Phone 479-254-0817 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 40 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 34 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 50/day * | | 77% | local general aviation | | 14% | transient general aviation | | 8% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 28 February 2006 | |
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 |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (214KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (229KB) |
| VOR/DME-B | |
download (241KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (189KB) |
Departure Procedures |
| BENTON TWO | |
download (305KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (29KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KROG - Rogers Municipal Airport-Carter Field (6 nm E)
KXNA - Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (6 nm SW)
5M5 - Crystal Lake Airport (11 nm W)
KASG - Springdale Municipal Airport (11 nm SE)
KSLG - Smith Field Airport (16 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of the Arkansas Department of Aeronautics
Taken in the Spring of 2007
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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 21-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:33 | | 12:33 |
| Sunrise | | 07:01 | | 13:01 |
| Sunset | | 17:04 | | 23:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:32 | | 23:32 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Nov-2009 16:24:19 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 21-Nov-2009 10:24:19 |
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| METAR |
| KVBT | 211555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT043 OVC095 12/09 A3007 RMK AO1
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KXNA 5nm SW | 211553Z 00000KT 10SM FEW042 SCT100 12/09 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP190 T01220094 $
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KROG 7nm E | 201857Z 00000KT 10SM OVC031 13/08 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP199 T01330083
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KASG 12nm SE | 211548Z 11006KT 10SM SCT050 BKN080 12/07 A3010
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KSLG 15nm SW | 211555Z AUTO 10003KT 10SM OVC095 12/10 A3010 RMK AO1
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KFYV 20nm S | 211553Z 00000KT 10SM SCT060 BKN100 12/08 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP193 T01220083 $
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| TAF |
KXNA 5nm SW | 211359Z 2114/2212 00000KT 3SM BR OVC035 FM211600 16003KT 6SM BR OVC050 FM212100 17006KT P6SM OVC100 FM220100 00000KT P6SM BKN250 FM220600 15002KT 4SM BR SCT250
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KFYV 20nm S | 211300Z 2113/2212 00000KT 6SM BR OVC035 TEMPO 2113/2114 2SM BR FM211600 16003KT 6SM BR OVC050 FM212100 17006KT P6SM OVC100 FM220100 00000KT P6SM BKN250 FM220600 15002KT 4SM BR SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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