AirNav: H96 - Benton Municipal Airport

H96

Benton Municipal Airport
Benton, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

Location

FAA Identifier:	H96
Lat/Long:	38-00-24.3040N / 088-56-03.8950W 38-00.405067N / 088-56.064917W 38.0067511 / -88.9344153 (estimated)
Elevation:	444 ft. / 135.3 m (surveyed)
Variation:	02E (1980)
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
Sectional chart:	ST LOUIS
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	KANSAS CITY CENTER
FSS:	SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	STL (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	FRI-SUN 0800-1800
Pattern altitude:	1244 ft. MSL
Wind indicator:	lighted, OTS INDEFLY.
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 18/36 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
WX AWOS-3 at MWA (16 nm S):	119.675 (618-942-8877)
WX AWOS-3 at MVN (19 nm N):	113.8 (618-242-7933)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
MWAr010/15.6	MARION VOR/DME	110.40	04E
VNNr194/22.1	MOUNT VERNON VOR/DME	113.80	02E
ENLr153/27.0	CENTRALIA VORTAC	115.00	04E

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
HARRISBURG-RALEIGH	302/21.8	230	00E	HSB	.... ... -...
WAYNE COUNTY	227/33.4	257	01E	FWC	..-. .-- -.-.
SALEM	179/38.3	400	01W	SLO	... .-.. ---
CARMI	263/38.8	332	01W	CUL	-.-. ..- .-..

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL
Parking:	tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:

4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

4.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 18

RUNWAY 36

Latitude:

38-00.839950N

38-00.180800N

Longitude:

088-56.071900W

088-56.061300W

Elevation:

442.1 ft.

444.3 ft.

Gradient:

0.2%

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

177 magnetic, 179 true

357 magnetic, 359 true

Markings:

basic, in good condition

Runway end identifier lights:

Obstructions:

60 ft. tree, 1661 ft. from runway, 185 ft. left of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear

78 ft. tree, 1280 ft. from runway, 141 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF BENTON P.O. BOX 640-CITY HALL BENTON, IL 62812 Phone 618-439-6131
Manager:	EARL SANDUSKY P.O. BOX 158 BENTON, IL 62812 Phone 618-435-3526 IF NO ANSWR, CALL 618-439-6409.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		11
Single engine airplanes:		11

Aircraft operations: avg 22/day *
49%	local general aviation
45%	transient general aviation
5%	air taxi
<1%	military
* for 12-month period ending 31 August 2007

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at H96.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMWA - Williamson County Regional Airport (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 10-May-2008

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:21	10:21
Sunrise	05:50	10:50
Sunset	19:54	00:54
Evening civil twilight	20:24	01:24

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	10-May-2008 23:04:23
Local (UTC-5)	10-May-2008 18:04:23

METAR

KMWA 16nm S	102149Z 18008KT 12SM SCT050 OVC200 20/13 A2980
KMVN 19nm N	102255Z AUTO 09008KT 10SM FEW055 BKN110 18/13 A2974 RMK AO1
KMDH 20nm SW	102252Z AUTO 11011KT 10SM FEW110 20/13 A2968 RMK AO2 SLP048 T02000133
KHSB 21nm SE	102245Z AUTO 13006KT 10SM SCT055 21/13 A2976 RMK AO2
KENL 32nm N	102245Z AUTO 08005KT 10SM CLR 19/14 A2971 RMK AO2

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

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Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

Benton Municipal Airport

618-435-3526

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100LL
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Updated 25-Jul-2007

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Hotels near Benton Municipal Airport
	Miles		Price ($)
DAYS INN BENTON IL		0.7	58-125
SUPER 8 BENTON/WEST CITY AREA		0.7	70-71

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.

Hotels in other cities near Benton Municipal Airport

1 in	Du Quoin
7 in	Marion

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