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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 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
RZCr317/7.6RAZORBACK VORTAC116.4004E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SILOAM SPRINGS050/16.028404ESLG ... .-.. --.

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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: MKGS FADED.
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 36-21.084388N36-20.251677N
Longitude: 094-13.157900W094-13.165693W
Elevation: 1289.2 ft.1292.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 179 magnetic, 180 true359 magnetic, 000 true
Displaced threshold: 257 ft.600 ft.
Declared distances: TORA:4453 TODA:4453 ASDA:4453 LDA:4196TORA:4453 TODA:4453 ASDA:4196 LDA:4196
Markings: nonprecision, in poor conditionnonprecision, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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: 36-20.931000N36-20.527500N
Longitude: 094-13.186667W094-13.190333W
Elevation: 1288.7 ft.1292.5 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 179 magnetic, 180 true359 magnetic, 000 true
Declared distances: TORA:2448 TODA:2448TORA: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: DENNIS BIRGE
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 23 January 2025 at 0901Z to 20 February 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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 19-Feb-2025
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3512:35
Sunrise07:0113:01
Sunset18:0100:01
Evening civil twilight18:2700:27

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  19-Feb-2025 21:05:59
Local (UTC-6)  19-Feb-2025 15:05:59
 
METAR
KVBT 192056Z AUTO 35009G15KT 10SM BKN120 M08/M16 A3054 RMK AO2 SLP369 60006 T10831161 56016 FZRANO $
KXNA 
5nm SW 
192053Z 36017G23KT 10SM -SN FEW100 BKN120 M10/M16 A3052 RMK AO2 SNB49 SLP360 P0000 60000 T11001161 56017
KROG 
7nm E 
192058Z 34011G21KT 10SM FEW100 SCT120 M11/M17 A3052 RMK AO2 SLP362 T11111172 56014
KASG 
12nm SE 
192048Z 35010G17KT 10SM SCT120 M10/M15 A3052
KSLG 
15nm SW 
192056Z AUTO 34014KT 10SM BKN120 M11/M16 A3055 RMK AO2 SLP366 T11111161 56017 FZRANO
KFYV 
20nm S 
192053Z 10SM FEW120 M09/M17 A3051 RMK AO2 SLP353 T10891167 57015 $
TAF
KXNA 
5nm SW 
192009Z 1920/2018 35011G20KT P6SM SCT020 SCT090 BKN120 TEMPO 1920/1922 6SM -SN FM200000 36008KT P6SM FEW015 SCT080 FM201500 01006KT P6SM FEW180
KROG 
7nm E 
191720Z 1918/2018 35010G19KT P6SM SCT020 SCT090 TEMPO 1918/1922 6SM -SN FM200000 35007KT P6SM FEW015 SCT080 FM201500 01006KT P6SM FEW180
KFYV 
20nm S 
191720Z 1918/2018 35010KT P6SM SCT020 SCT100 TEMPO 1918/1922 6SM -SN FM200000 35008KT P6SM FEW015 SCT080 FM201500 01005KT P6SM FEW180
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Thaden Field 479-254-0817
479-273-3590
[web site]
[email]
2 Miles from Walmart home office and minutes from Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Contract Fuel prices.
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