FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 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) |
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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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:15 | | 10:15 |
| Sunrise | | 05:50 | | 10:50 |
| Sunset | | 20:48 | | 01:48 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:23 | | 02:23 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 12:52:01 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 07:52:01 |
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| METAR |
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| KBBB | 181213Z AUTO 13005KT 4SM BR SCT028 16/15 A2989 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S
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KAQP
16nm SW | 181213Z AUTO 10010KT 3SM RA SCT035 SCT055 BKN085 17/15 A2986 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE
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KMOX
19nm NW | 181212Z AUTO 10015KT 2 1/2SM -RA SCT020 BKN045 OVC080 16/14 A2986 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE
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| TAF |
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KAXN
34nm N | 181140Z 1812/1912 13012KT P6SM OVC005 FM181500 15015G22KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 FM182100 15012KT 6SM -SHRA BR BKN025 FM190200 15010KT 5SM TSRA BR BKN020CB FM190600 16008KT 3SM TSRA BR BKN010CB
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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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