FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
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: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32 & PAPI RY 32 & REIL RYS 14 & 32 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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 | | 041/30.6 | | 341 | | 06E | | DXX | -.. -..- -..- |
| ORTONVILLE | | 082/32.6 | | 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 UNSUBL BYD 2 NM. | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) RY 32 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 2 NM & BYD 5 DEGS LEFT & RIGHT OF RY CNTRLN. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 10 ft. trees, 325 ft. from runway, 200 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear TREES +37, 965 FT FM END 360 R, 20:1. | | 75 ft. trees, 1280 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear TREES +81 FT, 1400 FM END 270 R, 14:1. |
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: | | 12 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 11 | | 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 31 July 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| A81 1 | ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32 & PAPI RY 14 & 32 & REIL RYS 14 & 32 - CTAF. |
| - | ULTRALIGHT ACFT ON AND INVOF OF THE AIRPORT. |
| - | 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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (181KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (198KB) |
| NDB RWY 14 | |
download (177KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (39KB) |
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 (25 nm SE)
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Times for 13-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:20 | | 10:20 |
| Sunrise | | 05:55 | | 10:55 |
| Sunset | | 20:43 | | 01:43 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:18 | | 02:18 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 07:15:00 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 13-May-2008 02:15:00 |
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| METAR |
| KBBB | 130655Z AUTO 19012G18KT 10SM CLR 12/08 A2964 RMK AO2
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KAQP 16nm SW | 130655Z AUTO 20009KT 10SM CLR 13/08 A2963 RMK AO2
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KMOX 19nm NW | 130653Z AUTO 17009KT 10SM CLR 12/08 A2961 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KAXN 34nm N | 130531Z 130606 14015G22KT P6SM BKN090 FM0800 16012KT P6SM SCT035 BKN060 FM1100 26007KT P6SM SCT015 OVC035 FM1300 32012KT P6SM SCT020 BKN040 TEMPO 1316 -RA BKN020 FM1900 32015KT P6SM BKN040 FM0100 32008KT P6SM SCT040
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| NOTAMs |
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