FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 APRIL 2022
Location
FAA Identifier: | VBT |
Lat/Long: | 36-20-43.2070N 094-13-10.2120W 36-20.720117N 094-13.170200W 36.3453353,-94.2195033 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 1298.1 ft. / 395.7 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 01E (2020) |
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 |
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 479-367-9800. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.975 |
WX AWOS-3PT: | 134.975 (479-273-9198) |
RAZORBACK APPROACH: | 121.0 |
RAZORBACK DEPARTURE: | 121.0 |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.05 |
WX AWOS-3PT 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-3PT 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 |
RZCr317/7.6 | | RAZORBACK VORTAC | | 116.40 | | 04E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
SILOAM SPRINGS | | 050/16.0 | | 284 | | 04E | | SLG | ... .-.. --. |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
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 fair condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 12.5 | Double wheel: | 21.5 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
Runway edge markings: | MKGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
Latitude: | 36-21.079725N | | 36-20.350382N |
Longitude: | 094-13.156780W | | 094-13.163385W |
Elevation: | 1289.3 ft. | | 1292.6 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 179 magnetic, 180 true | | 359 magnetic, 000 true |
Displaced threshold: | 230 ft. | | no |
Declared distances: | LDA:4196 | | ASDA:4196 LDA:4196 |
Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes REIL LGTS OTS INDEFLY | | yes REIL LGTS OTS INDEFLY |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 8 ft. brush, 360 ft. from runway, 20:1 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 |
Runway 17/35
Dimensions: | 2448 x 75 ft. / 746 x 23 m |
Surface: | turf |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
Latitude: | 36-20.931000N | | 36-20.527500N |
Longitude: | 094-13.186667W | | 094-13.190333W |
Elevation: | 1288.7 ft. | | 1292.5 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 179 magnetic, 180 true | | 359 magnetic, 000 true |
Declared distances: | TORA:2448 TODA:2448 | | TORA:2448 TODA:2448 |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF BENTONVILLE 117 WEST CENTRAL BENTONVILLE, AR 72712 Phone 479-271-3112 |
Manager: | DEBBIE GRIFFIN 117 WEST CENTRAL BENTONVILLE, AR 72712 Phone 479-254-2028 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 49 | Single engine airplanes: | | 42 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 88/day * | 65% | local general aviation | 34% | transient general aviation | <1% | air taxi | <1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 30 June 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
- | BEGINNING 60 FT BYD NORTH END OF RY 18 PAVEMENT, GND HAS APROXLY 12 FT DROP OVER 60 FT LENGTH TO POND. |
- | FOR CD CTC RAZORBACK APCH 479-649-2416, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449. |
- | MIGRATORY BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT |
- | RWY 17/35 VFR DALGT OPNS ONLY. |
- | SIMUL USE OF RWYS 17/35 AND 18/36 NA. |
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 21 April 2022 at 0901Z to 19 May 2022 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (233KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (247KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (131KB) |
Departure Procedures |
BENTON SIX | |
download (227KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (131KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KROG - Rogers Executive Airport - Carter Field (6 nm E)
KXNA - Northwest Arkansas National 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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of the Arkansas Department of Aeronautics
Taken in the Spring of 2007
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 17-May-2022
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:41 | | 10:41 |
Sunrise | | 06:10 | | 11:10 |
Sunset | | 20:17 | | 01:17 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:46 | | 01:46 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2022 21:29:57 |
Local (UTC-5) | 17-May-2022 16:29:57 |
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METAR |
KVBT | 172056Z AUTO 15014G20KT 10SM CLR 26/18 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP139 6//// T02560183
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KXNA 5nm SW | 172053Z 16018G24KT 10SM CLR 26/17 A2994 RMK AO2 PK WND 15026/2026 SLP129 T02610172 58005
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KROG 7nm E | 172058Z 15010G18KT 10SM CLR 24/17 RMK AO2 SLPNO T02390167 $
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KASG 12nm SE | 172048Z 14008G18KT 10SM CLR 25/20 A2997
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KSLG 15nm SW | 172056Z AUTO 15014G18KT 10SM CLR 26/19 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP128 6//// T02560194 58006
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KFYV 20nm S | 172053Z 16010G21KT 10SM CLR 26/18 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP131 T02610183 58006
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TAF |
KXNA 5nm SW | 171720Z 1718/1818 16015G25KT P6SM FEW060 BKN250 FM172000 17012G21KT P6SM SCT060 BKN250 FM180400 16010KT P6SM SCT250 WS020/20040KT FM181500 19012KT P6SM BKN250
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KROG 7nm E | 171720Z 1718/1818 16015G25KT P6SM FEW060 BKN250 FM172000 17012G22KT P6SM SCT060 BKN250 FM180400 16010KT P6SM SCT250 WS020/20040KT FM181500 18012KT P6SM BKN250
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KFYV 20nm S | 171720Z 1718/1818 16009KT P6SM FEW060 BKN250 FM172000 17011G21KT P6SM SCT060 BKN250 FM180400 16010KT P6SM SCT250 WS020/20040KT FM181500 19012KT P6SM BKN250
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NOTAMs |
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