FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
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 ft. / 316.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles W of BENSON, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 56215 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1949 |
| Sectional chart: | TWIN CITIES |
| 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-3: | 239 (320-843-3242) |
| WX AWOS-3 at AQP (16 nm SW): | 356 (320-289-1265) |
| WX AWOS-3 at MOX (19 nm NW): | 109.6 (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 |
| 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 |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| BENSON | | at field | | 239 | | 05E | | BBB | -... -... -... |
| APPLETON | | 063/16.4 | | 356 | | 05E | | AQP | .- --.- .--. |
| GLENWOOD | | 214/23.4 | | 346 | | 03E | | GHW | --. .... .-- |
| DAWSON/MADISON | | 044/30.6 | | 341 | | 03E | | DXX | -.. -..- -..- |
| ORTONVILLE | | 082/32.5 | | 332 | | 05E | | VVV | ...- ...- ...- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 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 good 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. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 139 magnetic, 144 true | | 319 magnetic, 324 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good 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: | 8 ft. trees, 350 ft. from runway, 153 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear TREES +37, 965 FT FM END 360 R, 20:1. | | 44 ft. trees, 1223 ft. from runway, 389 ft. right of centerline, 23:1 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: | ELLIOTT NELSON 1320 NEVADA AVE BENSON, MN 56215 Phone 320-843-4775 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 16 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 98/week * | | 59% | local general aviation | | 39% | transient general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 30 October 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | CATEGORY 'C' & 'D' ACFT OPNS PROHIBITED. |
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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (183KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (186KB) |
| NDB RWY 14 | |
download (137KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
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 Fiel (26 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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 13-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:50 | | 10:50 |
| Sunrise | | 06:22 | | 11:22 |
| Sunset | | 20:33 | | 01:33 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:05 | | 02:05 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 09:26:36 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Aug-2013 04:26:36 |
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| METAR |
| KBBB | 130853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/08 A3015 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W
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KAQP 16nm SW | 130853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/09 A3014 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W
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KMOX 19nm NW | 130848Z AUTO 04004KT 10SM CLR 10/09 A3015 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W
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| TAF |
KAXN 34nm N | 130523Z 1306/1406 04005KT P6SM SKC FM131500 04005KT P6SM FEW060 FM140100 VRB02KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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