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KVBT Bentonville Municipal Airport/Louise M Thaden Field
Bentonville, Arkansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 479-236-1755.
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
RZCr318/7.6RAZORBACK VORTAC116.4004E
DAKr350/18.2DRAKE VOR/DME108.8007E
EOSr154/31.6NEOSHO VOR/DME117.3007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SILOAM SPRINGS050/16.128404ESLG ... .-.. --.

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: NONE
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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 36-21.080017N36-20.407350N
Longitude: 094-13.156800W094-13.163000W
Elevation: 1288.0 ft.1290.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.6%0.6%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 176 magnetic, 180 true356 magnetic, 000 true
Displaced threshold: 227 ft.no
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
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: ANDY SAMS
500-7 AIRPORT ROAD
BENTONVILLE, AR 72712
Phone 479-254-0817

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 43
Single engine airplanes: 41
Multi engine airplanes: 2
    
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 **CHANGED**   download (214KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36   download (228KB)
VOR/DME-B **CHANGED**   download (241KB)
VOR-A   download (188KB)
 
Departure Procedures
BENTON TWO   download (305KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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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Area around KVBT (Bentonville Municipal Airport/Louise M Thaden Field)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KVBT (Bentonville Municipal Airport/Louise M Thaden Field)
Photo courtesy of the Arkansas Department of Aeronautics
Taken in the Spring of 2007

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Sectional chart
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From to KVBT

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 24-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5010:50
Sunrise06:1911:19
Sunset20:2801:28
Evening civil twilight20:5701:57

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  24-Jul-2008 20:31:59
Local (UTC-5)  24-Jul-2008 15:31:59
 
METAR
KVBT 242015Z AUTO 19005KT 10SM BKN035 BKN041 31/23 A3005 RMK AO1 TSNO
KXNA 
5nm SW 
241953Z 19006KT 10SM FEW035 31/22 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP157 T03110222 PNO
KROG 
7nm E 
241953Z 20008KT 10SM BKN038 BKN250 31/23 A3005
KASG 
12nm SE 
241948Z 22010KT 10SM SCT040 BKN250 31/23 A3004
KSLG 
15nm SW 
242015Z AUTO 22009KT 180V240 10SM FEW039 32/22 A3002 RMK AO1 TSNO
KFYV 
20nm S 
241953Z 18006KT 10SM FEW039 31/21 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP157 T03060211
TAF
KXNA 
5nm SW 
241720Z 241818 21009KT P6SM FEW030 BKN250 FM2000 18008KT P6SM SCT030 SCT250 FM0100 17004KT P6SM SCT250 TEMPO 1012 5SM BR FM1500 21009KT P6SM FEW030
KFYV 
20nm S 
241720Z 241818 19011KT P6SM BKN250 FM2000 17008KT P6SM SCT030 SCT250 FM0100 17004KT P6SM SCT250 TEMPO 1012 5SM BR FM1500 21009KT P6SM FEW030
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Summit Aviation 479-254-0817
479-273-3590
[web site]
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Passenger terminal and lounge, Pilot school, Flight training, ...
 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Bentonville Municipal Airport/Louise M Thaden Field. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Bentonville Municipal Airport/Louise M Thaden Field, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KVBT have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
COSMOPOLITAN HOTEL FAYETTEVILLE 19.8 87-88
CLARION HOTEL AND CONF CENTER 0.9 56-150
SUPER 8 BENTONVILLE AR 1.9 64-65
SLEEP INN BENTONVILLE 0.9 70-80
 

Other hotels near Bentonville Municipal Airport/Louise M Thaden Field

Miles Price ($)
DTREE BENTONVILLE/ROGERS 1.0 
BEST WESTERN CASTLEROCK INN 1.1 94-104
MICROTEL INN BENTONVILLE 1.2 71-89
LA QUINTA INN & SUITES BENTONVILLE 1.4 134-144
COMFORT SUITES 1.8 140-141
SPRINGHILL SUITES BY MARRIOTT BENTONVILLE 2.0 129-130
HILTON GARDEN INN BENTONVILLE 2.0 149-187
TRAVELODGE BENTONVILLE 2.0 50-78
COMFORT INN BENTONVILLE 2.0 72-150
DAYS INN SUITES BENTONVILLE 2.0 59-79
FAIRFIELD INN AND SUITES BY MARRIOTT ROGERS 2.2 69-70
HYATT PLACE ROGERS/BENTONVILLE 2.2 79-80
HAMPTON INN ROGERS 2.3 62-159
VALUE PLACE BENTONVILLE 2.4 36-229
ALOFT ROGERS BENTONVILLE 2.4 
HOMEWOOD STE BENTONVILLE ROGE 2.4 75-159
COUNTRY INN SUITES BENTONVILLE 2.4 89-129

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

Hotels in other cities near Bentonville Municipal Airport/Louise M Thaden Field

19 in Bentonville
11 in Rogers
13 in Springdale
13 in Fayetteville
 

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