AirNav   Get Your Wings Card
 
airports navaids fix Aviation Fuel airboss iphoneapp
 340 users online  

KBBB Benson Municipal Airport
Benson, Minnesota, USA

GOING TO BENSON?

Reserve a HOTEL

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 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
MOXr131/19.4MORRIS VOR/DME109.6005E
MVEr002/21.7MONTEVIDEO VOR/DME111.6005E
BDHr296/25.6WILLMAR VOR/DME113.7004E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BENSONat field23905EBBB -... -... -...
APPLETON063/16.435605EAQP .- --.- .--.
GLENWOOD214/23.434603EGHW --. .... .--
DAWSON/MADISON044/30.634103EDXX -.. -..- -..-
ORTONVILLE082/32.533205EVVV ...- ...- ...-

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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Latitude: 45-20.180475N45-19.651300N
Longitude: 095-39.311823W095-38.756712W
Elevation: 1038.5 ft.1038.6 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 139 magnetic, 144 true319 magnetic, 324 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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
    
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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
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 **NEW**   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)
 
Loc | Ops | Rwys | IFR | FBO | Links
Com | Nav | Svcs | Stats | Notes


 
Area around KBBB (Benson Municipal Airport)
 
Road maps at: MapQuest Bing Google Yahoo!
 
Aerial photo
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Aerial photo of KBBB (Benson Municipal Airport)
Photo taken 20-Jul-2011
looking south.

Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Benson Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.

 
Sectional chart

 
Airport distance calculator
Flying to Benson Municipal Airport? Find the distance to fly.

From to KBBB

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Aug-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:5010:50
Sunrise06:2211:22
Sunset20:3301:33
Evening civil twilight21:0502:05

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2013 09:26:36
Local (UTC-5)  13-Aug-2013 04:26:36
 
METAR
KBBB 130853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/08 A3015 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W
KAQP 
16nm SW 
130853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/09 A3014 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W
KMOX 
19nm NW 
130848Z AUTO 04004KT 10SM CLR 10/09 A3015 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W
TAF
KAXN 
34nm N 
130523Z 1306/1406 04005KT P6SM SKC FM131500 04005KT P6SM FEW060 FM140100 VRB02KT P6SM SKC
NOTAMs
Click for the latest NOTAMs
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.

 

 
 

FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Benson Municipal Airport 320-843-4880
no information available

If you are affiliated with Benson Municipal Airport and would like to show here your services, contact info, web link, logo, and more, click here
100LL
SS $5.97 
 Updated 25-Jul-2013
 
   3 read write
SS=Self service
Update Fuel Prices
 

Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Benson Municipal Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Benson Municipal Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
Feature A Hotel
 

Hotels near Benson Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
BENSON INN 2.2 61-70

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    
 

Would you like to see your business listed on this page?

 If your business provides an interesting product or service to pilots, flight crews, aircraft, or users of the Benson Municipal Airport, you should consider listing it here.  To start the listing process, click on the button below
 
Add a business
 

Other Pages about Benson Municipal Airport

PDF page(s) from the Minnesota Airport Directory
 
Update a link
 
Copyright © AirNav, LLC. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy  Contact