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H96

Benton Municipal Airport
Benton, Illinois, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 04 SEPTEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	H96
Lat/Long:	38-00-30.6000N 088-56-04.0000W 38-00.510000N 088-56.066667W 38.0085000,-88.9344444 (estimated)
Elevation:	444.1 ft. / 135.4 m (surveyed)
Variation:	02W (2010)
From city:	1 mile W of BENTON, IL
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	62812

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	04/1947
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	KANSAS CITY CENTER
FSS:	SAINT LOUIS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	STL (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATTND
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	MIRL RY 18/36 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
WX AWOS-3P at MWA (16 nm S):	119.675 (618-942-8877)
WX AWOS-3PT at MVN (19 nm N):	118.2 (618-242-7933)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC ON FREQS 127.475/346.275 (MARION RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
ENLr153/26.9		CENTRALIA VORTAC		115.00		04E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
JONNY		009/10.3		382		01E		MW	-- .--
WAYNE COUNTY		229/33.3		257		01W		FWC	..-. .-- -.-.

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL
Parking:	tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:

4002 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

4.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

Runway edge markings:

RWY MARKING FADED.

RUNWAY 18

RUNWAY 36

Latitude:

38-00.840073N

38-00.180805N

Longitude:

088-56.071950W

088-56.061308W

Elevation:

439.1 ft.

444.1 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

181 magnetic, 179 true

001 magnetic, 359 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in poor condition

Visual slope indicator:

4-light PAPI on left (3.33 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

none

68 ft. tree, 1226 ft. from runway, 135 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF BENTON P.O. BOX 640, 1403 SOUTH MAIN ST BENTON, IL 62812 Phone 618-439-6131
Manager:	MATTHEW HARRISON P.O. BOX 640 BENTON, IL 62812 Phone 815-529-1207 EMAIL AIRPORT@BENTONIL.COM (ALL LWR CASE) MATTHEWHARRISON@HOTMAIL.COM

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508.

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 04 September 2025 at 0901Z to 02 October 2025 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18		download (230KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (482KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMWA - Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (16 nm S)
KMVN - Mount Vernon Airport (19 nm N)
KPJY - Pinckneyville/Du Quoin Airport (20 nm W)
KMDH - Southern Illinois Airport (20 nm SW)
KHSB - Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport (22 nm SE)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 24-Sep-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:20	11:20
Sunrise	06:46	11:46
Sunset	18:49	23:49
Evening civil twilight	19:16	00:16

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	24-Sep-2025 11:44:42
Local (UTC-5)	24-Sep-2025 06:44:42

METAR

KMWA 16nm S	241135Z AUTO 19003KT 10SM SCT019 OVC034 20/20 A2993 RMK AO2 T02010195
KMVN 19nm N	241056Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC022 19/19 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP140 T01940194 PNO $
KMDH 20nm SW	240151Z 03003KT 6SM BKN060 OVC075 21/21 A2993
KHSB 22nm SE	241135Z 10SM SCT007 SCT024 OVC050 21/20 A2994 RMK AO2 T02050200
KENL 31nm N	241135Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR SCT003 OVC044 20/20 A2994 RMK AO2 T02000197

TAF

KMVN
19nm N

241001Z 2410/2506 00000KT 6SM BR VCSH OVC030 TEMPO 2411/2413 3SM BR SCT006 FM241300 09004KT 3SM BR BKN012 FM241600 VRB04KT 6SM BR VCSH OVC015 PROB30 2418/2424 4SM SHRA BKN009 FM250300 00000KT P6SM OVC050

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Benton Municipal Airport

815-529-1207

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	100LL
SS		$4.95
Updated 09-Sep-2025

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SS=Self service

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