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 |
| RZCr317/7.6 | | RAZORBACK VORTAC | | 116.40 | | 04E |
| DAKr350/18.2 | | DRAKE VOR/DME | | 115.25 | | 07E |
| EOSr154/31.6 | | NEOSHO VOR/DME | | 117.30 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| SILOAM SPRINGS | | 050/16.0 | | 284 | | 04E | | SLG | ... .-.. --. |
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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 36-21.079725N | | 36-20.350382N |
| Longitude: | 094-13.156780W | | 094-13.163385W |
| Elevation: | 1289.3 ft. | | 1292.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 176 magnetic, 180 true | | 356 magnetic, 000 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 230 ft. | | 345 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, 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 |
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| 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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of the Arkansas Department of Aeronautics
Taken in the Spring of 2007
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:00 | | 12:00 |
| Sunrise | | 07:26 | | 12:26 |
| Sunset | | 18:39 | | 23:39 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:05 | | 00:05 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 11:46:02 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 06:46:02 |
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| METAR |
| KVBT | 161035Z AUTO 02003KT 10SM CLR 08/04 A3007 RMK AO1
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KXNA 5nm SW | 160953Z 35005KT 10SM CLR 07/05 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP181 T00670050
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KROG 7nm E | 160957Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW100 07/05 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP185 T00720050
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KASG 12nm SE | 160148Z 33008KT 10SM SCT080 OVC150 12/09 A3008 RMK LAST
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KSLG 15nm SW | 161035Z AUTO 02005KT 10SM CLR 07/02 A3009 RMK AO1
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KFYV 20nm S | 160953Z AUTO 36004KT 10SM SCT095 09/06 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP179 T00890056
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| TAF |
KXNA 5nm SW | 160536Z 1606/1706 34006KT P6SM SCT040 BKN120 FM161400 35008KT P6SM BKN120 FM161800 32007KT P6SM SCT150 FM170000 32002KT P6SM SCT120
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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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| NOTAMs |
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