FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | VBT |
Lat/Long: | 36-20-41.2810N 094-13-10.2310W 36-20.688017N 094-13.170517W 36.3448003,-94.2195086 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 1297.9 ft. / 395.6 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 01E (2020) |
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 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
FSS: | JONESBORO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | VBT (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | APR-SEP 0700-1900, OCT-MAR 0800-1700 FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 479-367-9800. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RWY 18/36, PAPI RWY 18/36 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.975 |
WX AWOS-3PT: | 134.975 (479-273-9198) |
RAZORBACK APPROACH: | 121.0 |
RAZORBACK DEPARTURE: | 121.0 |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.05 |
WX AWOS-3PT 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-3PT 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 |
RZCr317/7.6 | | RAZORBACK VORTAC | | 116.40 | | 04E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
SILOAM SPRINGS | | 050/16.0 | | 284 | | 04E | | SLG | ... .-.. --. |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
Dimensions: | 5053 x 75 ft. / 1540 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in fair condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 30.0 | Double wheel: | 59.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
Runway edge markings: | MKGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
Latitude: | 36-21.084388N | | 36-20.251677N |
Longitude: | 094-13.157900W | | 094-13.165693W |
Elevation: | 1289.2 ft. | | 1292.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 179 magnetic, 180 true | | 359 magnetic, 000 true |
Displaced threshold: | 257 ft. | | 600 ft. |
Declared distances: | TORA:4453 TODA:4453 ASDA:4453 LDA:4196 | | TORA:4453 TODA:4453 ASDA:4196 LDA:4196 |
Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 19 ft. brush, 510 ft. from runway, 285 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 38:1 TO DTHR. | | 12 ft. pole, 615 ft. from runway, 170 ft. left of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear |
Runway 17/35
Dimensions: | 2448 x 75 ft. / 746 x 23 m |
Surface: | turf |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
Latitude: | 36-20.931000N | | 36-20.527500N |
Longitude: | 094-13.186667W | | 094-13.190333W |
Elevation: | 1288.7 ft. | | 1292.5 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 179 magnetic, 180 true | | 359 magnetic, 000 true |
Declared distances: | TORA:2448 TODA:2448 | | TORA:2448 TODA:2448 |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF BENTONVILLE 305 SW A STREET BENTONVILLE, AR 72712 Phone 479-271-3112 |
Manager: | MARK SLAUGHTER 1000 SW 14TH STREET BENTONVILLE, AR 72712 Phone 479-409-3958 |
Additional Remarks
A39-18/36 | PCR VALUE: 214/F/D/X/T |
- | BEGINNING 60 FT BYD NORTH END OF RY 18 PAVEMENT, GND HAS APROXLY 12 FT DROP OVER 60 FT LENGTH TO POND. |
- | FOR CD CTC RAZORBACK APCH 479-649-2416, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449. |
- | MIGRATORY BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT |
- | RWY 17/35 VFR DALGT OPNS ONLY. |
- | SIMUL USE OF RWYS 17/35 AND 18/36 NA. |
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 from 20 February 2025 at 0901Z to 20 March 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (232KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (246KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (123KB) |
Departure Procedures |
BENTON SEVEN | |
download (190KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (390KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KROG - Rogers Executive Airport - Carter Field (6 nm E)
KXNA - Northwest Arkansas National 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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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 21-Feb-2025
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:32 | | 12:32 |
Sunrise | | 06:59 | | 12:59 |
Sunset | | 18:03 | | 00:03 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:29 | | 00:29 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 22-Feb-2025 03:41:50 |
Local (UTC-6) | 21-Feb-2025 21:41:50 |
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METAR |
KVBT | 220256Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC055 M02/M14 A3048 RMK AO2 SLP342 T10171144 58002 FZRANO $
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KXNA 5nm SW | 220253Z 00000KT 10SM OVC055 M02/M12 A3047 RMK AO2 SLP335 T10221117 58001
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KROG 7nm E | 220258Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC055 M02/M14 A3047 RMK AO2 SLP336 T10221139 58002 TSNO
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KASG 12nm SE | 220248Z 00000KT 10SM OVC055 M02/M10 A3047
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KSLG 15nm SW | 220256Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC055 M02/M12 A3049 RMK AO2 SLP339 6//// T10221122 51001 FZRANO
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KFYV 20nm S | 220253Z 00000KT 10SM OVC060 M01/M09 A3047 RMK AO2 SLP334 T10061094 58000
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TAF |
KXNA 5nm SW | 211720Z 2118/2218 VRB04KT P6SM SCT150 FM212100 VRB04KT P6SM BKN050 FM221200 20005KT P6SM SKC
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KROG 7nm E | 211720Z 2118/2218 VRB04KT P6SM SCT150 FM212100 VRB04KT P6SM BKN050 FM221200 18005KT P6SM SKC
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KFYV 20nm S | 211720Z 2118/2218 VRB04KT P6SM SCT150 FM212100 VRB04KT P6SM BKN050 FM221200 20005KT P6SM SKC
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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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