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O85 Benton Field Airport
Redding, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: O85
Lat/Long: 40-34-27.2000N / 122-24-26.8000W
40-34.453333N / 122-24.446667W
40.5742222 / -122.4074444
(estimated)
Elevation: 719 ft. / 219.2 m (surveyed)
Variation: 17E (1985)
From city: 1 mile W of REDDING, CA
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 96001

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Sectional chart: KLAMATH FALLS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: OAKLAND CENTER
FSS: RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: RIU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0600-DUSK
Pattern altitude: 1719 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 15/33 - CTAF. PAPI RY 15 AND RY 33 OPER CONTINUOUSLY.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Taxiway lights: AT ENTRANCE TO TWY ONLY.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX ASOS at RDD (7 nm SE): PHONE 530-221-7144

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
RDDr290/6.7REDDING VOR/DME108.4018E
RBLr327/29.6RED BLUFF VORTAC115.7018E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PROBERTA328/28.733816EPBT .--. -... -

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE
HI & LO PRESSURE & OX REPL BOTTLES AVBL IN REDDING.

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 2420 x 80 ft. / 738 x 24 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Latitude: 40-34.652000N40-34.255667N
Longitude: 122-24.475833W122-24.418500W
Elevation: 719.0 ft.715.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 15 ft. trees, 580 ft. from runway, 105 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear45 ft. tree, 1390 ft. from runway, 135 ft. left of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF REDDING
777 CYPRESS AVE
REDDING, CA 96001
Phone 530-224-4321
Manager: ROD DINGER
6751 WOODRUM CIRCLE, #200
REDDING, CA 96002
Phone 530-224-4321
PHONE AT MGRS OFFICE AT REDDING MUNI ARPT; PHONE (530) 241-4204 FOR FBO ON FIELD.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 89
Single engine airplanes: 86
Multi engine airplanes: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 96/day *
49% transient general aviation
49% local general aviation
3% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008

Additional Remarks

STEEP BLUFF 100' FROM EACH RWY END.
LARGE BIRDS FREQUENTLY ON AND IN VICINITY OF ARPT OCT-APR.
RWY 15/33 HALFWAY DIST. MARKERS BOTH SIDES OF RWY.
FOR NOISE ABATEMENT CLIMB TO 1281 FT AGL BEFORE TURNING.
RY 15/33 SAFETY AREAS NSTD LENGTH; EACH SAFETY AREA 100 FT.
RY 15/33 THLD LGTS ARE NSTD, BEING 13 FT SHORT OF THE RY THLD.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at O85.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KRDD - Redding Municipal Airport (7 nm SE)
KRBL - Red Bluff Municipal Airport (26 nm S)
O37 - Haigh Field Airport (53 nm S)
KCIC - Chico Municipal Airport (53 nm SE)
KWLW - Willows-Glenn County Airport (64 nm S)
 
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From to O85

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1312:13
Sunrise05:4612:46
Sunset20:4303:43
Evening civil twilight21:1504:15

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 08:39:23
Local (UTC-7)  05-Jul-2009 01:39:23
 
METAR
KRDD 
6nm SE 
050753Z AUTO 22006KT 10SM CLR 27/11 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP113 T02670111 403830200
TAF
KRDD 
6nm SE 
050538Z 0506/0606 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM052000 20009KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Hillside Aviation 530-241-4204
530-221-7572
[web site]
[email]
Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Flight training, Aircraft rental, Aerial tours / aerial sightseeing, Aircraft charters, ...

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Jet A 
$4.79 
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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 Benton Field Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Benton Field Airport, 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 O85 have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
VALUE INN AND SUITES 2.1 65-75
AMERICANA LODGE 1.3 53-60
 

Other hotels near Benton Field Airport

Miles Price ($)
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 1.1 45-60
ECONO LODGE REDDING 1.1 54-75
STARDUST MOTEL REDDING 1.3 47-60
AMERICAS BEST INNS REDDING 1.8 
REDDING CA TRAVELODGE 2.1 78-93
RODEWAY INN REDDING 2.1 70-90
ECONOMY INN 2.1 87-88
VAGABOND INN REDDING 2.4 70-75
HOWARD JOHNSON EXPRESS INN - REDDING 2.4 58-80
BEST WESTERN HILLTOP INN 2.6 106-107
LA QUINTA INN REDDING 2.6 75-89
QUALITY INN 2.6 79-90
OXFORD SUITES REDDING 2.6 109-110
HOLIDAY INN REDDING 2.6 
RED LION HOTEL REDDING 2.6 119-204
COMFORT INN REDDING 2.7 96-108
AMERIHOST INN AND SUITES REDDING 2.7 84-140
HAMPTON STES REDDING CA 2.7 112-169
HILTON GARDEN INN REDDING 3.8 98-194

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 Benton Field Airport

24 in Redding
3 in Anderson
 

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