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H96 Benton Municipal Airport
Benton, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

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
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: 1244.1 ft. MSL
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-3 at MWA (16 nm S): 119.675 (618-942-8877)
WX AWOS-3 at MVN (19 nm N): 113.8 (618-242-7933)
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC ON FREQS 127.47/291.7 (MARION RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MWAr009/15.7MARION VOR/DME110.4004E
VNNr194/22.0MOUNT VERNON VOR/DME113.8002E
ENLr153/26.9CENTRALIA VORTAC115.0004E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HARRISBURG-RALEIGH303/21.923000EHSB .... ... -...
WAYNE COUNTY229/33.325701WFWC ..-. .-- -.-.
SALEM179/38.240001WSLO ... .-.. ---
CARMI263/38.833201WCUL -.-. ..- .-..

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 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 38-00.840073N38-00.180805N
Longitude: 088-56.071950W088-56.061308W
Elevation: 439.1 ft.444.1 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 181 magnetic, 179 true001 magnetic, 359 true
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.33 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 60 ft. tree, 1661 ft. from runway, 185 ft. left of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear78 ft. tree, 1800 ft. from runway, 20:1 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: 8
Single engine airplanes: 7
Multi engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 22/day *
49% local general aviation
45% transient general aviation
5% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 March 2013

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 between 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18   download (192KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (201KB)

Other 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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Aerial photo of H96 (Benton Municipal Airport)
Photo by LD Pahnke
Photo taken 08-May-2011
looking southeast from 3500'.

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4011:40
Sunrise07:0612:06
Sunset18:1623:16
Evening civil twilight18:4323:43

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 14:16:45
Local (UTC-5)  16-Oct-2013 09:16:45
 
METAR
KMWA 
16nm S 
161352Z 35005KT 10SM SCT070 BKN090 BKN140 12/07 A3004
KMVN 
19nm N 
161355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC095 11/06 A3003 RMK AO1
KMDH 
20nm SW 
161352Z 29004KT 10SM BKN055 OVC070 12/07 A3004 RMK AO2 RAB40E50 SLP170 P0000 T01170072
KHSB 
22nm SE 
161355Z AUTO 31004KT 10SM BKN090 OVC110 12/08 A3004 RMK AO2 T01230080
KENL 
31nm N 
161355Z AUTO 29007KT 10SM SCT120 13/07 A3003 RMK AO2 T01250071
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Benton Municipal Airport 618-435-3526
no information available

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100LL
PS $6.40 
 Updated 27-Sep-2013
 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Benton Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 BENTON/WEST CITY AREA 0.8 63-70

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Hotels in other cities near Benton Municipal Airport

1 in Du Quoin
10 in Marion
 

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