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O85 Benton Field Airport
Redding, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 FEBRUARY 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: O85
Lat/Long: 40-34-25.2470N 122-24-26.4080W
40-34.420783N 122-24.440133W
40.5736797,-122.4073356
(estimated)
Elevation: 723.2 ft. / 220.4 m (surveyed)
Variation: 14E (2025)
From city: 1 mile W of REDDING, CA
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 96001

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Control tower: no
ARTCC: OAKLAND CENTER
FSS: RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: RIU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0600-DUSK
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT PAPI RWY 16 & 34; MIRL RWY 16/34 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-2: 118.675 (530-225-4183)
WX ASOS at RDD (6 nm SE): PHONE 530-221-7144
  • APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY OAKLAND ARTCC (ZOA) ON 132.2/350.3 (RED BLUFF RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
RDDr290/6.7REDDING VOR/DME114.3518E
RBLr327/29.5RED BLUFF VORTAC115.7018E

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 AT RDD.

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 2420 x 75 ft. / 738 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in excellent condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 40-34.618780N40-34.222773N
Longitude: 122-24.469667W122-24.410615W
Elevation: 723.2 ft.718.9 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 160 magnetic, 174 true340 magnetic, 354 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good 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
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

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: JIM WADLEIGH
6751 WOODRUM CIRCLE, #200
REDDING, CA 96002
Phone 530-224-4321
PHONE MGRS OFFICE AT RDD (530) 224-4321. EMAIL: JWADLEIGH@CITYOFREDDING.ORG.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 78
Single engine airplanes: 72
Multi engine airplanes: 3
Helicopters: 2
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 110/day *
51% local general aviation
46% transient general aviation
2% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2021

Additional Remarks

LARGE BIRDS FREQUENTLY ON AND IN VICINITY OF ARPT OCT-APR.
RWY 16/34 HALFWAY DIST MARKERS BOTH SIDES OF RWY.
FOR NOISE ABATEMENT CLIMB TO 1500 FT AGL BFR TURNING. CALM WIND PREFERRED DRCTN IS RWY 34.
FOR CD CTC OAKLAND ARTCC AT 510-745-3380.

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 from 22 February 2024 at 0901Z to 21 March 2024 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS)-A   download (409KB)
RNAV (GPS)-B   download (543KB)
 
REDDING ONE (OBSTACLE)   download (272KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (352KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KRDD - Redding Regional Airport (6 nm SE)
KRBL - Red Bluff Municipal Airport (26 nm S)
O37 - Haigh Field Airport (53 nm S)
KCIC - Chico Regional Airport (53 nm SE)
O46 - Weed Airport (54 nm N)
 
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Aerial photo of O85 (Benton Field Airport)
Photo by Mike Bullian
Photo taken 31-May-2013
looking east.

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4813:48
Sunrise07:1614:16
Sunset19:1902:19
Evening civil twilight19:4702:47

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  19-Mar-2024 06:14:17
Local (UTC-7)  18-Mar-2024 23:14:17
 
METAR
KRDD 
6nm SE 
190553Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/09 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP158 T01560089 10261 20144 53007
TAF
KRDD 
6nm SE 
190520Z 1906/2006 VRB05KT P6SM FEW250
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