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H96

Benton Municipal Airport
Benton, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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

Obstructions:

none

68 ft. tree, 1226 ft. from runway, 135 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear

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 12 June 2025 at 0901Z to 10 July 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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 16-Jun-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:02	10:02
Sunrise	05:34	10:34
Sunset	20:19	01:19
Evening civil twilight	20:51	01:51

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	16-Jun-2025 11:10:29
Local (UTC-5)	16-Jun-2025 06:10:29

METAR

KMWA 16nm S	161055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA SCT120 20/20 A2999 RMK AO2 P0003 T02030197
KMVN 19nm N	161056Z AUTO 05003KT 2 1/2SM -RA BR FEW070 BKN100 BKN120 21/21 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP154 P0001 T02060206
KMDH 20nm SW	160833Z AUTO 24004KT 7SM VCTS -RA FEW080 SCT120 22/21 A3000 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S RAE0757B23 P0000 T02170211
KHSB 22nm SE	161055Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM RA OVC100 22/21 A3000 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S T02150205
KENL 31nm N	161055Z AUTO 13003KT 5SM -DZ SCT090 SCT110 21/21 A2998 RMK AO2 T02140211

TAF

KMVN
19nm N

160520Z 1606/1706 00000KT P6SM SKC FM161100 06003KT 5SM -SHRA BR BKN015 FM161400 13005KT P6SM -SHRA OVC025 PROB30 1616/1622 4SM TSRA OVC015CB FM170300 18003KT P6SM OVC050

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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		$5.15
Updated 09-May-2025

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SS=Self service

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