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KBBB

Benson Municipal Airport
Benson, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026

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:	1039.3 ft. / 316.8 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
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-3PT:	118.45 (320-843-3242)
WX AWOS-3PT at AQP (16 nm SW):	118.5 (320-289-1265)
WX AWOS-3PT at MOX (19 nm NW):	118.6 (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

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A 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 fair condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Double wheel:	40.0
Double tandem:	50.0

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.

Traffic pattern:

right

left

Runway heading:

139 magnetic, 144 true

319 magnetic, 324 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in fair 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

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

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:	MATT SKARET 1410 KANSAS AVE BENSON, MN 56215 Phone 320-843-4775

Additional Remarks

-	CATEGORY 'C' & 'D' ACFT OPNS PROHIBITED.
-	FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

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 03 September 2026 at 0901Z to 01 October 2026 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14		download (217KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 32		download (208KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (19KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		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 Field (26 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 10-Sep-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:26	11:26
Sunrise	06:56	11:56
Sunset	19:43	00:43
Evening civil twilight	20:13	01:13

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	10-Sep-2026 07:21:04
Local (UTC-5)	10-Sep-2026 02:21:04

METAR

KBBB	100655Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM CLR 11/11 A3005 RMK AO2
KAQP 16nm SW	100655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/12 A3005 RMK AO2 T01240124
KMOX 19nm NW	100655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/10 A3003 RMK AO2 TSNO

TAF

KAXN
34nm N

100534Z 1006/1106 VRB02KT P6SM SKC FM101000 21004KT P6SM SKC FM101600 21012G20KT P6SM FEW060 FM110200 18013G21KT P6SM FEW250

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Benson Municipal Airport

320-843-4880

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	100LL		Jet A
SS		$6.56		$3.65
Updated 07-Aug-2026

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SS=Self service

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