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KBBB

Benson Municipal Airport
Benson, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 JULY 2020

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-3:	118.45 (320-843-3242)
WX AWOS-3 at AQP (16 nm SW):	118.5 (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	--. .... .--
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 fair condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:	40.0
Double wheel:	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

Obstructions:

none

56 ft. trees, 1406 ft. from runway, 301 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 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:	DAN GENS 1410 KANSAS AVE BENSON, MN 56215 Phone (320) 368-2703

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		13
Single engine airplanes:		12
Multi engine airplanes:		1

Aircraft operations: avg 98/week *
59%	local general aviation
39%	transient general aviation
2%	air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 30 April 2016

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 16 July 2020 at 0901Z to 13 August 2020 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14		download (208KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 32		download (214KB)
NDB RWY 14 CHANGED		download (176KB)
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 Fiel (26 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 06-Aug-2020

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:42	10:42
Sunrise	06:15	11:15
Sunset	20:42	01:42
Evening civil twilight	21:15	02:15

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	06-Aug-2020 09:11:58
Local (UTC-5)	06-Aug-2020 04:11:58

METAR

KBBB	060855Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM SCT040 SCT049 BKN060 18/14 A3000 RMK AO2
KAQP 16nm SW	060855Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM SCT041 BKN050 BKN060 17/14 A2997 RMK AO2
KMOX 19nm NW	060855Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM SCT040 BKN050 17/13 A2999 RMK AO2

TAF

KAXN
34nm N

060520Z 0606/0706 14006KT P6SM OVC035 FM061200 14008KT P6SM SCT008 BKN015 FM061800 16010KT P6SM BKN035

NOTAMs

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Benson Municipal Airport

320-843-4880

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	100LL		Jet A
SS		$3.25		$3.23
Updated 30-Jul-2020

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SS=Self service

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