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KVBT Bentonville Municipal Airport/Louise M Thaden Field
Bentonville, Arkansas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: VBT
Lat/Long: 36-20-44.5750N / 094-13-09.6420W
36-20.742917N / 094-13.160700W
36.3457153 / -94.2193450
(estimated)
Elevation: 1296 ft. / 395.0 m (surveyed)
Variation: 04E (2000)
From city: 2 miles S of BENTONVILLE, AR
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 72712

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 09/1946
Sectional chart: KANSAS CITY
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MEMPHIS CENTER
FSS: JONESBORO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: VBT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-1700
FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 479-586-5540.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 134.975 (479-273-9198)
RAZORBACK APPROACH: 121.0
RAZORBACK DEPARTURE: 121.0
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 121.05
WX AWOS-3 at ROG (6 nm E): 134.375 (479-631-9196)
WX ASOS at XNA (6 nm SW): 119.425 (479-203-0109)
WX AWOS-3 at ASG (11 nm SE): 124.675 (479-750-2967)
WX AWOS-3 at SLG (16 nm SW): 118.375 (479-524-9893)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS126.1/269.0 (FAYETTEVILLE RCAG) WHEN RAZORBACK APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
RZCr318/7.6RAZORBACK VORTAC116.4004E
DAKr350/18.2DRAKE VOR/DME108.8007E
EOSr154/31.6NEOSHO VOR/DME117.3007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SILOAM SPRINGS050/16.128404ESLG ... .-.. --.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
100LL AVBL 24 HRS SELF SERVICE WITH CREDIT CARD.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: HIGH
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 4082 x 65 ft. / 1244 x 20 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Double wheel: 21.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 36-21.080017N36-20.407350N
Longitude: 094-13.156800W094-13.163000W
Elevation: 1288.0 ft.1290.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.6%0.6%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 176 magnetic, 180 true356 magnetic, 000 true
Displaced threshold: 227 ft.no
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Obstructions: 10 ft. road, 300 ft. from runway, 10:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 50:1 TO DSPLCD THR.
20 ft. tree, 325 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF BENTONVILLE
117 E CENTRAL
BENTONVILLE, AR 72712
Phone 479-271-3112
Manager: DAVE POWELL
2500 SW AVIATION ST
BENTONVILLE, AR 72712
Phone 479-254-0817

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 40
Single engine airplanes: 34
Multi engine airplanes: 5
Helicopters: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 50/day *
66% local general aviation
33% transient general aviation
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 August 2009

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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18   download (214KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36   download (229KB)
VOR/DME-B   download (241KB)
VOR-A   download (189KB)
 
Departure Procedures
BENTON TWO   download (305KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (29KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KROG - Rogers Municipal Airport-Carter Field (6 nm E)
KXNA - Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (6 nm SW)
5M5 - Crystal Lake Airport (11 nm W)
KASG - Springdale Municipal Airport (11 nm SE)
KSLG - Smith Field Airport (16 nm SW)
 
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Area around KVBT (Bentonville Municipal Airport/Louise M Thaden Field)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KVBT (Bentonville Municipal Airport/Louise M Thaden Field)
Photo courtesy of the Arkansas Department of Aeronautics
Taken in the Spring of 2007

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From to KVBT

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4412:44
Sunrise07:1113:11
Sunset17:5123:51
Evening civil twilight18:1800:18

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Feb-2010 09:08:42
Local (UTC-6)  10-Feb-2010 03:08:42
 
METAR
KVBT 100855Z AUTO 32003KT 10SM CLR M07/M10 A3022 RMK AO1 52003
KXNA 
5nm SW 
100853Z AUTO 31005KT 10SM CLR M07/M09 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP257 T10721094 52002
KROG 
7nm E 
100857Z AUTO 30006KT 10SM CLR M08/M10 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP259 T10781100
KASG 
12nm SE 
100248Z 33010KT 07SM BKN032 M04/M08 A3021 LAST
KSLG 
15nm SW 
100855Z AUTO 29005KT 10SM CLR M07/M09 A3027 RMK AO1 52003
KFYV 
20nm S 
100853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M07/M10 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP263 T10721100 51005
TAF
KXNA 
5nm SW 
100520Z 1006/1106 31005KT P6SM SCT035 TEMPO 1009/1013 2SM BR BKN010 FM101500 35005KT P6SM FEW250
KFYV 
20nm S 
100520Z 1006/1106 VRB03KT P6SM SCT035 TEMPO 1009/1013 2SM BR BKN010 FM101500 35005KT P6SM FEW250
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Summit Aviation 479-254-0817
479-273-3590
[web site]
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Passenger terminal and lounge, ...
 
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100LL Jet A
FS $4.15 $4.05 
SS $3.95 --- 
 Updated 08-Feb-2010
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SS=Self service
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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 Bentonville Municipal Airport/Louise M Thaden Field. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Bentonville Municipal Airport/Louise M Thaden Field, 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 KVBT have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
COSMOPOLITAN HOTEL FAYETTEVILLE 19.8 119-120
CLARION HOTEL AND CONF CENTER 0.9 65-101
SUPER 8 BENTONVILLE AR 1.9 45-65
SLEEP INN BENTONVILLE 0.9 59-79
DOUBLETREE GUEST SUITES BENTONVILLE/ROGERS 1.0 99-219
 

Other hotels near Bentonville Municipal Airport/Louise M Thaden Field

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN CASTLEROCK INN 1.1 70-99
MICROTEL BENTONVILLE 1.3 
LA QUINTA INN & SUITES BENTONVILLE 1.4 65-129
COMFORT SUITES 1.8 120-135
HOLIDAY INN EXSTS BENNTONVILLE 1.9 85-105
HILTON GARDEN INN BENTONVILLE 1.9 59-125
TRAVELODGE BENTONVILLE 1.9 38-45
SPRINGHILL SUITES BY MARRIOTT BENTONVILLE 2.0 129-130
QUALITY INN & SUITES BENTONVILLE 2.0 80-95
DAYS INN SUITES BENTONVILLE 2.0 49-64
SUBURBAN EXTENDED STAY 2.1 69-74
HOLIDAY INN HOTEL & SUITES ROGERS 2.2 62-67
FAIRFIELD INN AND SUITES BY MARRIOTT ROGERS 2.2 124-125
HYATT PLACE ROGERS/BENTONVILLE 2.2 71-79
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT ROGERS 2.2 79-145
HAMPTON INN BENTONVILLE ROGERS 2.3 69-164

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 Bentonville Municipal Airport/Louise M Thaden Field

21 in Bentonville
14 in Rogers
13 in Springdale
20 in Fayetteville
 

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