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O85

Benton Field Airport
Redding, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 DECEMBER 2022

Location

FAA Identifier:	O85
Lat/Long:	40-34-25.2000N 122-24-26.4000W 40-34.420000N 122-24.440000W 40.5736667,-122.4073333 (estimated)
Elevation:	723.3 ft. / 220.5 m (surveyed)
Variation:	17E (1985)
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 MIRL RY 15/33 PAPI RY 15 AND RY 33 -CTAF. TWY LIGHTING RY ENTRANCES ONLY.
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

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
RDDr290/6.7		REDDING VOR/DME		108.40		18E
RBLr327/29.5		RED BLUFF VORTAC		115.70		18E

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 15/33

Dimensions:

2420 x 75 ft. / 738 x 23 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

12.5

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 15

RUNWAY 33

Latitude:

40-34.618755N

40-34.222762N

Longitude:

122-24.469638W

122-24.410567W

Elevation:

723.2 ft.

718.9 ft.

Traffic pattern:

right

left

Markings:

basic, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

Touchdown point:

yes, 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:		93
Single engine airplanes:		87
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 2020

Additional Remarks

-	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 1,500 FT AGL BEFORE TURNING. CALM WIND PREFERRED DIRECTION IS RWY 33.
-	FOR CD CTC OAKLAND ARTCC AT 510-745-3380.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at O85.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KRDD - Redding Municipal Airport (6 nm SE)
KRBL - Red Bluff Municipal Airport (26 nm S)
O37 - Haigh Field Airport (53 nm S)
KCIC - Chico Municipal Airport (53 nm SE)
O46 - Weed Airport (54 nm N)

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Aerial photo
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct Photo by Mike Bullian Photo taken 31-May-2013 looking east. Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Benton Field Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 04-Dec-2022

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:48	14:48
Sunrise	07:18	15:18
Sunset	16:42	00:42
Evening civil twilight	17:12	01:12

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	04-Dec-2022 20:20:12
Local (UTC-8)	04-Dec-2022 12:20:12

METAR

KRDD
6nm SE

041953Z 21007KT 5SM BR OVC005 08/07 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP168 T00780067

TAF

KRDD
6nm SE

041736Z 0418/0518 20005KT 3SM -SHRA BR OVC004 FM042000 18005KT P6SM VCSH SCT005 OVC020

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