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KBEH Southwest Michigan Regional Airport
Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: BEH
Lat/Long: 42-07-42.9000N / 086-25-42.6000W
42-07.715000N / 086-25.710000W
42.1285833 / -86.4285000
(estimated)
Elevation: 643 ft. / 196.0 m (surveyed)
Variation: 03W (1985)
From city: 2 miles NE of BENTON HARBOR, MI
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 49022

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Sectional chart: CHICAGO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: BEH (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MAY-OCT MON-FRI 0700-2000, NOV-APR MON-FRI 0700-1800, ALL SAT-SUN 0700-1600,
FOR ATTENDANT OTHER TIMES CALL 269-545-3535, 269-757-1634, CALL-IN FEE.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL RY 09/27; MIRL RYS 13/31 & 18/36; MALSR RY 27; REIL RYS 09 & 13 & 31 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee: yes, LDG FEE FOR ALL MULTI-ENGINE & COML SINGLE ENGINE ACFT WAIVED WITH MIN FUEL PURCHASE.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
WX ASOS: 121.55 (269-925-9008)
GROUND: 121.9
TOWER: 125.5
SOUTH BEND APPROACH: 118.55
SOUTH BEND DEPARTURE: 118.55
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 119.7
EMERG: 121.5
WX AWOS-3 at LWA (15 nm NE): 118.025 (269-637-7016)
  • DURING TMPRY CLOSURE OF ATCT BCST POSITION & INTETIONS ON FREQ 125.5.
  • APCH & DEP CTL SVC PROVIDED BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON 127.55/263.1 (GOSHEN RCAG) WHEN SOUTH BEND APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ELXr266/13.6KEELER VOR/DME116.6000E
GIJr347/22.1GIPPER VORTAC115.4000E
PMMr215/24.8PULLMAN VOR/DME112.1000E
AZOr262/39.5KALAMAZOO VOR/DME109.0001W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
MICHIGAN CITY035/30.720301WMGC -- --. -.-.
THREE RIVERS287/38.740702WHAI .... .- ..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A1+
FOR SVC AFTER HRS CALL 269-325-7529. CALL-IN FEE.
FOR SVC AFTER HRS CALL 269-325-7529. CALL-IN FEE.
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: HIGH

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 5107 x 100 ft. / 1557 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 28.0
Double wheel: 35.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
Runway edge markings: MARKING FADED
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 42-07.676308N42-07.669657N
Longitude: 086-26.209557W086-25.080100W
Elevation: 627.0 ft.642.7 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 093 magnetic, 090 true273 magnetic, 270 true
Displaced threshold: no571 ft.
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS
Obstructions: none
+ 38 FT LIGHTED ILS ANT, 152 FT FM RWY END, 300 FT R.		51 ft. trees, 1475 ft. from runway, 600 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear
6 FT FENCE 480 FT L.

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 3661 x 100 ft. / 1116 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Double wheel: 45.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: MARKING FADED
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 42-07.959915N42-07.558220N
Longitude: 086-26.028715W086-25.424842W
Elevation: 625.9 ft.630.5 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 135 magnetic, 132 true315 magnetic, 312 true
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)4-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none50 ft. trees, 1100 ft. from runway, 120 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 2498 x 100 ft. / 761 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in poor condition
RWY 18/38 PVMNT CRACKING
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 16.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: MARKING FADED
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 42-07.945268N42-07.534043N
Longitude: 086-25.824277W086-25.818847W
Elevation: 628.1 ft.624.7 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 182 magnetic, 179 true002 magnetic, 359 true
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: BENTON HARBOR/ST JOSEPH
1123 TERRITORIAL RD
BENTON HARBOR, MI 49022
Phone 269-927-3194
Manager: ROBERT SCHERWITZ
1123 TERRITORIAL RD
BENTON HARBOR, MI 49022
Phone 269-927-3194
EXT 10, OR 269-927-2643 MAINT OFC.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 56
Single engine airplanes: 46
Multi engine airplanes: 6
Jet airplanes: 3
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 101/day *
50% transient general aviation
49% local general aviation
2% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008

Additional Remarks

- BIRDS AND DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
- RYS 13 & 18: DROP OFF BEGINS 90'FM PAVED SFC; RY 9: DROP OFF BEGINS 110 FT FM THR.
- SNOW REM OPNS WINT MONTHS, VEH OPERATORS WILL MONITOR CTAF.
- RY 9 + 38 FT LGTED ILS ANT, 152 FT FM RY END, 300 FT R.

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS RWY 27   download (275KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09   download (290KB)
LOC BC RWY 09   download (248KB)
VOR RWY 09   download (256KB)
VOR RWY 27   download (252KB)
NDB OR GPS RWY 27   download (231KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (23KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (26KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

C20 - Andrews University Airpark (11 nm S)
KLWA - South Haven Area Regional Airport (15 nm NE)
C91 - Dowagiac Municipal Airport (16 nm SE)
3TR - Jerry Tyler Memorial Airport (20 nm SE)
KSBN - South Bend Regional Airport (26 nm S)
  
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From to KBEH

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5911:59
Sunrise07:2812:28
Sunset17:3122:31
Evening civil twilight18:0023:00

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 10:07:51
Local (UTC-5)  08-Nov-2009 05:07:51
 
METAR
KBEH 081003Z AUTO 00000KT 1 3/4SM BR FEW001 03/02 A3009 RMK AO2 $
KLWA 
15nm NE 		080955Z AUTO 00000KT 1/2SM FG BKN001 04/03 A3009 RMK AO2 VIS 1/4V1 1/2
TAF
KSBN 
26nm S 		080540Z 0806/0906 00000KT 6SM BR SKC FM080700 15003KT 3SM BR SKC TEMPO 0809/0812 1SM BR FM081400 17010KT P6SM SCT250
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
AVSAT, Inc. 269-925-5114
 no information available

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FS 
 100LL 
$4.99 
Jet A 
$4.46 
 Updated 06-Nov-2009
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Southwest Michigan Regional Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Southwest Michigan Regional Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KBEH have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
BOULEVARD INN ST JOSEPH BE 3.2 164-279
RED ROOF INN BENTON HARBOR ST J 3.4 49-65
 

Other hotels near Southwest Michigan Regional Airport

Miles Price ($)
KNIGHTS INN BENTON HARBOR 2.8 51-90
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES BENTON HARBOR 3.4 99-209
TWIN CITY INN & SUITES 3.4 79-86
COMFORT SUITES BENTON HARBOR 3.4 250-251
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT BENTON HARBOR - ST JOSEPH 3.4 120-220
HOWARD JOHNSON BENTON HARBOR 4.0 50-58
ST. JOSEPH MOTEL 4.1 45-60
ECONOMY INN ST JOSEPH 4.4 67-79

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

Hotels in other cities near Southwest Michigan Regional Airport

8 in Benton Harbor
3 in Saint Joseph
4 in Stevensville
1 in Berrien Springs
1 in Dowagiac
 

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Other Pages about Southwest Michigan Regional Airport

www.swmiairport.com
Page from the Michigan Airport Directory (PDF)
 
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