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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: VBT
Lat/Long: 36-20-42.9000N / 094-13-09.6000W
36-20.715000N / 094-13.160000W
36.3452500 / -94.2193333
(estimated)
Elevation: 1298 ft. / 395.6 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: OCT-MAR 0800-1700, APR-SEP 0700-1900
FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 479-586-5540.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

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
RZCr317/7.6RAZORBACK VORTAC116.4004E
DAKr350/18.2DRAKE VOR/DME115.2507E
EOSr154/31.6NEOSHO VOR/DME117.3007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SILOAM SPRINGS050/16.028404ESLG ... .-.. --.

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: 4426 x 65 ft. / 1349 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: 36-21.079725N36-20.350382N
Longitude: 094-13.156780W094-13.163385W
Elevation: 1289.3 ft.1292.6 ft.
Gradient: 0.6%0.6%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 176 magnetic, 180 true356 magnetic, 000 true
Displaced threshold: 230 ft.345 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 8 ft. brush, 300 ft. from runway, 12:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 50:1 TO DSPLCD THR.
12 ft. pole, 615 ft. from runway, 170 ft. left of centerline, 34:1 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: 31
Single engine airplanes: 28
Multi engine airplanes: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 63/day *
65% local general aviation
35% transient general aviation
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 July 2012

Additional Remarks

BEGINNING 60 FT BYD NORTH END OF RY 18 PAVEMENT, GND HAS APROXLY 12 FT DROP OVER 60 FT LENGTH TO POND.

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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18   download (214KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36   download (222KB)
VOR/DME-B   download (230KB)
VOR-A   download (178KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (33KB)
 
Departure Procedures
BENTON THREE **CHANGED**   download (287KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (131KB)

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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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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0012:00
Sunrise07:2612:26
Sunset18:3923:39
Evening civil twilight19:0500:05

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 11:46:02
Local (UTC-5)  16-Oct-2013 06:46:02
 
METAR
KVBT 161035Z AUTO 02003KT 10SM CLR 08/04 A3007 RMK AO1
KXNA 
5nm SW 
160953Z 35005KT 10SM CLR 07/05 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP181 T00670050
KROG 
7nm E 
160957Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW100 07/05 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP185 T00720050
KASG 
12nm SE 
160148Z 33008KT 10SM SCT080 OVC150 12/09 A3008 RMK LAST
KSLG 
15nm SW 
161035Z AUTO 02005KT 10SM CLR 07/02 A3009 RMK AO1
KFYV 
20nm S 
160953Z AUTO 36004KT 10SM SCT095 09/06 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP179 T00890056
TAF
KXNA 
5nm SW 
160536Z 1606/1706 34006KT P6SM SCT040 BKN120 FM161400 35008KT P6SM BKN120 FM161800 32007KT P6SM SCT150 FM170000 32002KT P6SM SCT120
KFYV 
20nm S 
160536Z 1606/1706 34005KT 6SM -RA BKN070 OVC100 FM160800 34003KT P6SM SCT040 BKN110 FM161400 35006KT P6SM SCT120 FM170000 32002KT P6SM SCT120
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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
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[email]

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Miles Price ($)
COSMOPOLITAN HOTEL FAYETTEVILLE 19.7 89-99
CLARION HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER 0.9 114-115
SUPER 8 BENTONVILLE AR 1.9 42-43
SLEEP INN BENTONVILLE 0.9 64-65
DOUBLETREE SUITES BY HILTON BENTONVILLE 1.0 99-129
 

Other hotels near Bentonville Municipal Airport/Louise M Thaden Field

Miles Price ($)
BW PLUS CASTLEROCK INN SUITES 1.1 90-100
MICROTEL BENTONVILLE 1.3 65-78
LA QUINTA INN & SUITES BENTONVILLE 1.3 105-115
COMFORT SUITES 1.8 100-110
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES BENTONVILLE 1.9 105-125
HILTON GARDEN INN BENTONVILLE 1.9 93-129
SPRINGHILL SUITES BY MARRIOTT BENTONVILLE 2.0 112-134
ECONO LODGE INN & SUITES 2.0 60-79
DAYS INN SUITES BENTONVILLE 2.0 47-115
SUBURBAN EXTENDED STAY 2.0 59-64
HOLIDAY INN HOTEL & SUITES ROGERS 2.2 81-89
FAIRFIELD INN AND SUITES BY MARRIOTT ROGERS 2.2 129-130
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT ROGERS 2.2 94-95
HYATT PLACE ROGERS/BENTONVILLE 2.2 104-109
HAMPTON INN BENTONVILLE ROGERS 2.3 67-134
MAINSTAY SUITES 2.4 129-130

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Hotels in other cities near Bentonville Municipal Airport/Louise M Thaden Field

20 in Bentonville
15 in Rogers
18 in Springdale
20 in Fayetteville
 

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