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H96

Benton Municipal Airport
Benton, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	H96
Lat/Long:	38-00-30.6000N 088-56-04.0000W 38-00.510000N 088-56.066667W 38.0085000,-88.9344444 (estimated)
Elevation:	444.1 ft. / 135.4 m (surveyed)
Variation:	02W (2010)
From city:	1 mile W of BENTON, IL
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	62812

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	04/1947
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	KANSAS CITY CENTER
FSS:	SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	STL (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATTND
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	MIRL RY 18/36 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
WX AWOS-3P at MWA (16 nm S):	119.675 (618-942-8877)
WX AWOS-3PT at MVN (19 nm N):	118.2 (618-242-7933)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC ON FREQS 127.475/346.275 (MARION RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
ENLr153/26.9		CENTRALIA VORTAC		115.00		04E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
JONNY		009/10.3		382		01E		MW	-- .--
WAYNE COUNTY		229/33.3		257		01W		FWC	..-. .-- -.-.

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL
Parking:	tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:

4002 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

4.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

Runway edge markings:

RWY MARKING FADED.

RUNWAY 18

RUNWAY 36

Latitude:

38-00.840073N

38-00.180805N

Longitude:

088-56.071950W

088-56.061308W

Elevation:

439.1 ft.

444.1 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

181 magnetic, 179 true

001 magnetic, 359 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in poor condition

Visual slope indicator:

4-light PAPI on left (3.33 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF BENTON P.O. BOX 640, 1403 SOUTH MAIN ST BENTON, IL 62812 Phone 618-439-6131
Manager:	MATTHEW HARRISON P.O. BOX 640 BENTON, IL 62812 Phone 815-529-1207 EMAIL AIRPORT@BENTONIL.COM (ALL LWR CASE) MATTHEWHARRISON@HOTMAIL.COM

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508.

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 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18		download (230KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (482KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMWA - Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (16 nm S)
KMVN - Mount Vernon Airport (19 nm N)
KPJY - Pinckneyville/Du Quoin Airport (20 nm W)
KMDH - Southern Illinois Airport (20 nm SW)
KHSB - Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport (22 nm SE)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 26-Nov-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:20	12:20
Sunrise	06:49	12:49
Sunset	16:37	22:37
Evening civil twilight	17:06	23:06

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	26-Nov-2025 17:04:34
Local (UTC-6)	26-Nov-2025 11:04:34

METAR

KMWA 16nm S	261645Z 30013G24KT 10SM BKN032 05/M04 A3023
KMVN 19nm N	261656Z AUTO 28009G24KT 10SM OVC047 A3019 RMK AO2 SLPNO FZRANO PNO $
KMDH 20nm SW	261652Z 28011G27KT 10SM OVC045 06/M04 A3024 RMK AO2 PK WND 31027/1644 SLP239 T00561044
KHSB 22nm SE	261655Z AUTO 29015G18KT 10SM OVC040 05/M03 A3022 RMK AO2 T00501034
KENL 31nm N	261635Z AUTO RMK AO2 PWINO PNO TSNO

TAF

KMVN
19nm N

261125Z 2612/2712 26011G20KT P6SM SCT035 FM261300 27018G30KT P6SM BKN040 FM261900 27013G22KT P6SM SCT045 FM262200 27006KT P6SM BKN200

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Benton Municipal Airport

815-529-1207

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	100LL
SS		$4.95
Updated 24-Sep-2025

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SS=Self service

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