FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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: | APR-OCT MON-FRI 0700-2000, NOV-MAR MON-FRI 0700-1800, NOV-MAR SAT-SUN 0800-1600, APR-OCT SAT-SUN 0800-1800 FOR ATTENDANT OTHER TIMES CALL 269-325-7529. 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 |
| ELXr266/13.6 | | KEELER VOR/DME | | 116.60 | | 00E |
| GIJr347/22.1 | | GIPPER VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 00E |
| PMMr215/24.8 | | PULLMAN VOR/DME | | 112.10 | | 00E |
| AZOr262/39.5 | | KALAMAZOO VOR/DME | | 109.00 | | 01W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ 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: | 5109 x 100 ft. / 1557 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 28.0 | | Double wheel: | 35.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | MARKING FADED |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 42-07.676307N | | 42-07.669677N |
| Longitude: | 086-26.209827W | | 086-25.079915W |
| Elevation: | 626.9 ft. | | 642.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 093 magnetic, 090 true | | 273 magnetic, 270 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 571 ft. |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, 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 lights | | yes, 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 RWY 27 APCH RATIO 34:1 TO DSPLCD THLD 6 FT FENCE 480 FT L. |
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 3662 x 100 ft. / 1116 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 45.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | MARKING FADED |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 42-07.959913N | | 42-07.558215N |
| Longitude: | 086-26.028720W | | 086-25.424842W |
| Elevation: | 625.8 ft. | | 630.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 135 magnetic, 132 true | | 315 magnetic, 312 true |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor 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: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 50 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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | MARKING FADED |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 42-07.945267N | | 42-07.534043N |
| Longitude: | 086-25.824278W | | 086-25.818850W |
| Elevation: | 628.9 ft. | | 624.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 182 magnetic, 179 true | | 002 magnetic, 359 true |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
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: | | 59 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 47 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Jet airplanes: | | 5 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 101/day * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 49% | local general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| A70 1 | FOR SVC AFTER HRS CALL 269-325-7529. CALL-IN FEE. |
| - | BIRDS AND DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RWYS 13 & 18: DROP OFF BEGINS 90'FM PAVED SFC; RWY 9: DROP OFF BEGINS 110'FM THR. |
| - | SNOW REMOVAL OPNS IN PROGRESS WINTER MONTHS; VEHICLE OPERATORS WILL BE MONITORING CTAF. ACFT LANDING/DEPARTING BENTON HARBOR SHOULD ANNOUNCE THEIR INTENTIONS ON CTAF. |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS RWY 27 | |
download (277KB) |
| LOC BC RWY 09 | |
download (250KB) |
| VOR OR GPS RWY 09 | |
download (234KB) |
| VOR RWY 27 | |
download (255KB) |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 27 | |
download (233KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:02 | | 10:02 |
| Sunrise | | 06:34 | | 10:34 |
| Sunset | | 21:11 | | 01:11 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:43 | | 01:43 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 26-Jul-2008 00:12:24 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 25-Jul-2008 20:12:24 |
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| METAR |
| KBEH | 252353Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM OVC055 26/17 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP144 T02560172 10267 20239 58008
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KLWA 15nm NE | 252357Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT050 25/18 A2997 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KSBN 26nm S | 252347Z 260024 21006KT P6SM BKN050 FM0500 22004KT P6SM SCT030CB FM1400 32010KT P6SM SCT040
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| NOTAMs |
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