FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 28 NOVEMBER 2024
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 |
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| 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: | DAN GENS
1410 KANSAS AVE
BENSON, MN 56215
Phone (320) 368-2703 |
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 28 November 2024 at 0901Z to 26 December 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (214KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (204KB) |
| 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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 20-Jul-2011
looking south.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 21-Dec-2024
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:26 | | 13:26 |
| Sunrise | | 08:01 | | 14:01 |
| Sunset | | 16:42 | | 22:42 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:16 | | 23:16 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Dec-2024 01:20:00 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 21-Dec-2024 19:20:00 |
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| METAR |
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| KBBB | 220055Z AUTO 14010G17KT 10SM BKN007 BKN018 BKN046 M08/M10 A3017 RMK AO2
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KMOX
19nm NW | 220055Z AUTO 13018KT 10SM SCT006 BKN041 OVC120 M09/M10 A3014 RMK AO2 TSNO
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| TAF |
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KAXN
34nm N | 220028Z 2200/2224 14013KT P6SM OVC012 FM221300 13010KT P6SM SCT015 BKN200 FM222100 15005KT P6SM OVC020
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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