FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | VBT |
Lat/Long: | 36-20-41.2730N 094-13-10.2300W 36-20.687883N 094-13.170500W 36.3447981,-94.2195083 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 1297.9 ft. / 395.6 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 01E (2020) |
From city: | 2 miles S of BENTONVILLE, AR |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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: | OCT-MAR 0730-1600, APR-SEP 0730-1600 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | ACTVT PAPI RWY 18 & 36, MIRL 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 good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 30.0 | Double wheel: | 59.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
Latitude: | 36-21.084195N | | 36-20.251495N |
Longitude: | 094-13.157870W | | 094-13.165665W |
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 good condition | | nonprecision, in good 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 479-254-2084 |
Manager: | MARK SLAUGHTER 1000 SW 14TH STREET BENTONVILLE, AR 72712 Phone 817-946-4991 |
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 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (231KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (245KB) |
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 01-Aug-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:56 | | 10:56 |
Sunrise | | 06:24 | | 11:24 |
Sunset | | 20:22 | | 01:22 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:50 | | 01:50 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 01-Aug-2025 23:59:38 |
Local (UTC-5) | 01-Aug-2025 18:59:38 |
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METAR |
KVBT | 012256Z AUTO 08004KT 10SM CLR 23/22 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP230 T02330222
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KXNA 5nm SW | 012353Z 12006KT 10SM CLR 24/19 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP218 60012 T02440194 10244 20211 56012 $
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KROG 7nm E | 012258Z 11003KT 9SM CLR 23/20 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP224 T02280200
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KASG 12nm SE | 012348Z 06003KT 8SM FEW043 23/23 A3022
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KSLG 15nm SW | 012256Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM FEW017 23/21 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP225 T02330206
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KFYV 20nm S | 012353Z 00000KT 8SM CLR 24/19 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP218 60022 T02440194 10250 20206 56008
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TAF |
KXNA 5nm SW | 011732Z 0118/0218 07007KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 TEMPO 0118/0121 4SM -TSRA BR BKN020CB FM020000 05005KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100
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KROG 7nm E | 011732Z 0118/0218 08006KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 TEMPO 0118/0121 5SM -TSRA BR BKN025CB FM020000 05005KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100
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KFYV 20nm S | 011732Z 0118/0218 05006KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 TEMPO 0118/0121 2SM -TSRA BR BKN012CB FM020000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100
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NOTAMs |
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