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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 **CHANGED**   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 **NEW**   download (287KB)

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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From to KVBT

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4010:40
Sunrise06:0911:09
Sunset20:1801:18
Evening civil twilight20:4701:47

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-May-2013 07:22:12
Local (UTC-5)  18-May-2013 02:22:12
 
METAR
KVBT 180555Z AUTO 11003KT 10SM CLR 20/17 A2993 RMK AO1
KXNA 
5nm SW 
180653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW031 19/17 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP118 T01890172
KROG 
7nm E 
180257Z AUTO 10005KT 10SM BKN042 22/18 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP129 T02170178 53012
KASG 
12nm SE 
180148Z 00000KT 10SM BKN043 21/18 A2993 RMK LAST
KSLG 
15nm SW 
180555Z 09005KT 10SM BKN048 19/17 A2995 RMK AO1
KFYV 
20nm S 
180653Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 17/16 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP122 T01670161
TAF
KXNA 
5nm SW 
180529Z 1806/1906 00000KT P6SM SKC FM180800 00000KT P6SM BKN015 TEMPO 1810/1813 2SM BR BKN005 FM181400 15005KT P6SM BKN015 FM181600 15008KT P6SM BKN025 FM181800 17010KT P6SM SCT025 BKN250 FM190000 16005KT P6SM BKN250
KFYV 
20nm S 
180529Z 1806/1906 00000KT P6SM SCT040 FM180800 17002KT P6SM BKN015 TEMPO 1810/1813 2SM BR BKN005 FM181400 17005KT P6SM BKN015 FM181600 17008KT P6SM BKN025 FM181800 18010KT P6SM SCT025 BKN250 FM190000 16005KT P6SM BKN250
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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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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 19.7 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

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
15 in Rogers
18 in Springdale
20 in Fayetteville
 

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