FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | BBB |
Lat/Long: | 45-19-54.9000N 095-39-02.1000W 45-19.915000N 095-39.035000W 45.3319167,-95.6505833 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 1039.3 ft. / 316.8 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 05E (1985) |
From city: | 2 miles W of BENSON, MN |
Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
Zip code: | 56215 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 06/1949 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | BBB (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | UNATNDD |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | MIRL RY 14/32 PRESET LOW INTST TO INCR INTST AND ACTVT REIL RY 14/32; PAPI RY 14//32; MIRL RY 14/32 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX AWOS-3PT: | 118.45 (320-843-3242) |
WX AWOS-3 at AQP (16 nm SW): | 118.5 (320-289-1265) |
WX AWOS-3PT at MOX (19 nm NW): | 118.6 (320-589-1303) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 125.5/323.1 (DARWIN RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
MOXr131/19.4 | | MORRIS VOR/DME | | 109.60 | | 05E |
MVEr002/21.7 | | MONTEVIDEO VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 05E |
BDHr296/25.6 | | WILLMAR VOR/DME | | 113.70 | | 04E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL:SELF SERVE FUEL AVAIL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD. |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MINOR |
Powerplant service: | MINOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
Dimensions: | 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 40.0 | Double wheel: | 50.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
Latitude: | 45-20.180475N | | 45-19.651300N |
Longitude: | 095-39.311823W | | 095-38.756712W |
Elevation: | 1038.5 ft. | | 1038.6 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
Runway heading: | 139 magnetic, 144 true | | 319 magnetic, 324 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) RY 14 PAPI UNUSEABLE BYD 2 NM. | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 7 ft. brush, 334 ft. from runway, 139 ft. right of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear | | 33 ft. trees, 773 ft. from runway, 221 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF BENSON 1410 KANSAS AVE BENSON, MN 56215 Phone 320-843-4775 |
Manager: | ROB WOLFINGTON 1410 KANSAS AVE BENSON, MN 56215 Phone 320-843-3448 |
Additional Remarks
- | CATEGORY 'C' & 'D' ACFT OPNS PROHIBITED. |
- | FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
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 14 | |
download (213KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (203KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (156KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAQP - Appleton Municipal Airport (16 nm SW)
KMOX - Morris Municipal Airport - Charlie Schmidt Field (19 nm NW)
KMVE - Montevideo-Chippewa County Airport (22 nm S)
KGHW - Glenwood Municipal Airport (23 nm NE)
KBDH - Willmar Municipal Airport-John L Rice Field (26 nm SE)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 20-Jul-2011
looking south.
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Sectional chart |
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 31-Jan-2025
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 07:14 | | 13:14 |
Sunrise | | 07:45 | | 13:45 |
Sunset | | 17:27 | | 23:27 |
Evening civil twilight | | 17:58 | | 23:58 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 31-Jan-2025 17:54:27 |
Local (UTC-6) | 31-Jan-2025 11:54:27 |
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METAR |
KBBB | 311735Z AUTO 01009KT 10SM CLR 02/M04 A3010 RMK AO2
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KAQP 16nm SW | 311733Z 34013KT 10SM 01/M03 A3012 RMK AO2 TSNO
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KMOX 19nm NW | 311735Z AUTO 36013KT 10SM FEW014 M01/M03 A3010 RMK AO2 TSNO
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TAF |
KAXN 34nm N | 311120Z 3112/0112 01008KT P6SM SKC FM311600 02012G20KT P6SM SCT015 BKN150 FM010200 08008KT P6SM OVC150 FM010700 11012G20KT P6SM OVC150
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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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