FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| 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 | |
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 |
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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 16-Oct-2013
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:11 | | 12:11 |
| Sunrise | | 07:41 | | 12:41 |
| Sunset | | 18:35 | | 23:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:05 | | 00:05 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 17:09:14 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 12:09:14 |
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| METAR |
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| KBBB | 161652Z AUTO 29008KT 10SM CLR 09/03 A2998 RMK AO2
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KAQP
16nm SW | 161653Z AUTO 26007KT 215V275 10SM CLR 10/04 A2998 RMK AO2
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KMOX
19nm NW | 161646Z AUTO 25006KT 10SM CLR 09/04 A2996 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KAXN
34nm N | 161309Z 1613/1712 29006KT 1/4SM FG VV001 FM161400 28005KT 4SM BR SCT001 FM161500 28005KT P6SM SKC FM162000 25006KT P6SM SCT250 FM170000 23005KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250 FM170900 30007KT P6SM SCT080 OVC150
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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