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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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: 0700-1700
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 good 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.
4 ft. fence, 250 ft. from runway, 12:1 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 *
77% local general aviation
14% transient general aviation
8% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 28 February 2006

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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 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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Sectional chart
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From to KVBT

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3610:36
Sunrise06:0611:06
Sunset20:3701:37
Evening civil twilight21:0702:07

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 06:02:51
Local (UTC-5)  05-Jul-2009 01:02:51
 
METAR
KVBT 050555Z AUTO 28004KT 5SM VCTS FEW013 BKN020 OVC050 23/22 A2992 RMK AO1 LTG DSNT W TSB39 10280 20230 52007
KXNA 
5nm SW 
050553Z 31013G18KT 1 1/4SM +TSRA BR FEW003 BKN012 BKN019 23/23 A2993 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W TSB38RAB42 SLP120 P0026 60026 T02330228 10283 20228 402890217 51008
KROG 
7nm E 
050557Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM BR BKN013 BKN019 23/22 A2993 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W
KASG 
12nm SE 
050148Z 00000KT 10SM SKC 27/21 A2988 RMK LAST
KSLG 
15nm SW 
050555Z AUTO 30006KT 5SM TS SCT013 BKN023 OVC046 24/22 A2993 RMK AO1 LTG DSNT NE TSB47 P0005 60005 10290 20240 52007
KFYV 
20nm S 
050553Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM CLR 23/22 A2992 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW SLP117 T02330222 10283 20233 402890217 58001
TAF
KXNA 
5nm SW 
050520Z 0506/0606 17004KT P6SM FEW021 TEMPO 0506/0508 4SM -TSRA BKN030CB FM050900 30002KT 5SM BR OVC025 FM051200 33004KT P6SM OVC007 FM051500 01005KT P6SM OVC015 FM051800 36006KT P6SM OVC025 FM052100 36006KT P6SM OVC050
KFYV 
20nm S 
050520Z 0506/0606 17004KT P6SM FEW021 TEMPO 0506/0508 4SM -TSRA BKN030CB FM050900 30002KT 5SM BR OVC025 FM051200 33004KT P6SM OVC007 FM051500 01005KT P6SM OVC015 FM051800 36006KT P6SM OVC025 FM052100 36006KT P6SM OVC050
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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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FS 
SS 
100LL 
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$3.80 
Jet A 
$3.75 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AirNav users who flew into KVBT have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
COSMOPOLITAN HOTEL FAYETTEVILLE 19.8 75-76
CLARION HOTEL AND CONF CENTER 0.9 63-160
SUPER 8 BENTONVILLE AR 1.9 38-45
SLEEP INN BENTONVILLE 0.9 70-80
DOUBLETREE GUEST SUITES BENTONVILLE/ROGERS 1.0 89-109
 

Other hotels near Bentonville Municipal Airport/Louise M Thaden Field

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN CASTLEROCK INN 1.1 70-89
LA QUINTA INN & SUITES BENTONVILLE 1.4 74-169
COMFORT SUITES 1.8 90-145
HOLIDAY INN EXSTS BENNTONVILLE 1.9 
HILTON GARDEN INN BENTONVILLE 1.9 132-169
SPRINGHILL SUITES BY MARRIOTT BENTONVILLE 2.0 65-130
TRAVELODGE BENTONVILLE 2.0 38-65
QUALITY INN & SUITES BENTONVILLE 2.0 50-60
DAYS INN SUITES BENTONVILLE 2.0 42-69
SUBURBAN EXTENDED STAY 2.1 74-84
HOLIDAY INN HTL STES ROGERS 2.2 
FAIRFIELD INN AND SUITES BY MARRIOTT ROGERS 2.2 122-125
HYATT PLACE ROGERS/BENTONVILLE 2.2 71-79
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT ROGERS 2.2 109-143
HAMPTON INN ROGERS 2.3 119-159
VALUE PLACE BENTONVILLE 2.4 

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

20 in Bentonville
14 in Rogers
14 in Springdale
17 in Fayetteville
 

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