Benson Municipal Airport

Location

Latitude:	45-19-54.9000N (45.331917)
Longitude:	095-39-02.1000W (-95.650583)
Elevation:	1039.3 feet MSL (317 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation:	1.7 E (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone:	UTC -6.0 (Standard Time) UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City:	02 N.M. W of Benson, Minnesota
Found On:	Twin Cities Chart
FAA Region:	AGL

Contacts

Manager:	Publicly owned:
ROB WOLFINGTON 1410 KANSAS AVE BENSON, MN 56215 320-843-3448	CITY OF BENSON 1410 KANSAS AVE BENSON, MN 56215 320-843-4775

Operations

Airport Status:	Operational
Facility Use:	Public
Type:	Airport
Activation Date:	06/1949
Control tower:	No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours):	Months/Days/Hours Unattended
Boundary ARTCC:	ZMP (Minneapolis)
Responsible ARTCC:	ZMP (Minneapolis)
Lighting Schedule:	SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator:	Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL):	2039 feet (621 m)
NOTAMs Facility:	BBB
NOTAM-D Service:	Yes
International Airport of Entry:	No
Customs Landing Rights:	No
Military Landing Rights:	Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use:	No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:	122.800
Unicom:	122.800
AWOS-3PT:	118.45 (320-843-3242)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 125.5/323.1 (DARWIN RCAG).

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

(Click on a business for detail)
Please help us keep this information up to date. This is a FREE SERVICE just like everything else on Airport Guide! If you see that a business needs to be added, modified, or deleted please fill out our

.

Area Code: 320

Business Name	Frequency	Phone	Fuel Grade

To add, modify, or delete a business

.

Flight Service Stations

	Primary	Alternate
FSS on Field:	N
FSS Name (ID):	Princeton(PNM)
Frequency:
Toll Free Phone:	1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts

FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 11/27/25 to 0901Z 12/25/25.

There are various types of charts available for an airport. They are listed in the Page Type column. Here is a legend for those types:

APD - Airport Diagram
DP - Departure Procedure Charts
HOT - Hot Spots
IAP - Instrument Approach Procedure Charts
MIN - Minimums
STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Charts

Page Type	Page Name	Volume
IAP	RNAV (GPS) RWY 14	NC-1
IAP	RNAV (GPS) RWY 32	NC-1
MIN	ALTERNATE MINIMUMS	NC-1
MIN	TAKEOFF MINIMUMS	NC-1

Terminal Procedures are only available for airports in several countries with more being added all the time. If you are looking for a specific country's charts, please send an email to support(at)airportguide.com stating the country name. This will be used to prioritize the implementation.

Navigation Aids (Navaids) near BBB

Dist (NM)	ID	Morse Code	Name	Type	Freq	True Hdg	Mag Hdg
0.3	BBB	_ . . . _ . . . _ . . .	Benson	NDB	239	182	180
16.4	AQP	. _ _ _ . _ . _ _ .	Appleton	NDB	356	247	245
19.4	MOX	_ _ _ _ _ _ . . _	Morris	VOR-DME	109.60	316	314
21.7	MVE	_ _ . . . _ .	Montevideo	VOR-DME	111.60	186	184
23.4	GHW	_ _ . . . . . . _ _	Glenwood	NDB	346	36	34
25.6	BDH	_ . . . _ . . . . . .	Willmar	VOR-DME	113.70	119	118
30.6	DXX	_ . . _ . . _ _ . . _	Dawson/Madison	NDB	341	227	225
31.2	EE	. .	Tamie	NDB	374	27	25
32.5	VVV	. . . _ . . . _ . . . _	Ortonville	NDB	332	267	265
41.5	AXN	. _ _ . . _ _ .	Alexandria	VOR-DME	115.95	24	22
46.4	ETH	. _ . . . .	Wheaton	NDB	326	306	304
51.0	GB	_ _ . _ . . .	Garno	NDB	253	192	190
52.7	DWN	_ . . . _ _ _ .	Darwin	VORTAC	109.00	105	104
53.5	MML	_ _ _ _ . _ . .	Marshall	VOR-DME	111.00	188	186
55.9	FF	. . _ . . . _ .	Hamre	NDB	337	342	340
56.4	RWF	. _ . . _ _ . . _ .	Redwood Falls	VOR-DME	113.30	156	154
61.2	FFM	. . _ . . . _ . _ _	Fergus Falls	VOR-DME	110.40	339	337
66.3	LXL	. _ . . _ . . _ . _ . .	Little Falls	NDB	359	55	54
66.5	ATY	. _ _ _ . _ _	Watertown	TACAN	116.60	252	250
67.8	BWP	_ . . . . _ _ . _ _ .	Breckenridge-Wahpeton	NDB	233	324	322

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM)	Name (Airport IDs)	True Hdg	Mag Hdg	Fuel Grade
21.9	Montevideo-Chippewa County Airport (MVE KMVE MVE)	186	184	100LL
23.3	Glenwood Municipal Airport (KGHW GHW)	36	35	100LL
25.5	Willmar Municipal/John L Rice Field Airport (ILL KBDH BDH)	120	119	100LL, Jet A
30.5	Lac Qui Parle County Airport (KDXX DXX)	227	225	100LL
33.8	Alexandria Regional/Chandler Field Airport (AXN KAXN AXN)	18	17	100LL, Jet A
36.8	Herman Municipal Airport (06Y)	324	322	100LL
39.1	Milbank Municipal Airport (1D1)	261	259	100LL
42.3	Olivia Regional Airport (KOVL OVL)	141	140	100LL
44.6	Myers Field Airport (KCNB CNB)	216	214	100LL, Jet A
47.1	Todd Field Airport (14Y)	43	42	100LL
50.3	Litchfield Municipal Airport (KLJF LJF)	105	104	100LL
52.9	Redwood Falls Municipal Airport (RWF KRWF RWF)	152	151	100LL, Jet A
53.3	Southwest Minnesota Regional Marshall/Ryan Field Airport (MML KMML MML)	188	186	100LL, Jet A
53.6	Hector Municipal Airport (1D6)	131	130	100LL
60.7	Hutchinson Municipal/Butler Field Airport (KHCD HCD)	117	116	100LL, Jet A
60.9	Fergus Falls Municipal/Einar Mickelson Field Airport (FFM KFFM FFM)	339	337	100LL, Jet A
65.0	Tracy Municipal Airport (KTKC TKC)	178	176	100LL
66.0	Little Falls/Morrison County-Lindbergh Field Airport (KLXL LXL)	55	54	100LL, MOGAS
67.8	Harry Stern Airport (WAH KBWP BWP)	324	322	100LL, Jet A
68.2	St Cloud Regional Airport (STC KSTC STC)	78	78	100LL, Jet A

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

List ALL KBBB NOTAMs

View KBBB NOTAMs

NOTAM Radius Search

NOTAMS within

Enter NOTAM radius search distance

This field is required

NM of KBBB

NOTAM Flight Path Search (Enter from two to five locations below)

NOTAMS within

Enter NOTAM radius search distance

This field is required

NM of KBBB

Remarks

A110-2	CATEGORY 'C' & 'D' ACFT OPNS PROHIBITED.
A110-3	FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
A43-14	RY 14 PAPI UNUSEABLE BYD 2 NM.
A70-FUEL-10	0LL SELF SERVE FUEL AVAIL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD.
A81-APT	MIRL RY 14/32 PRESET LOW INTST TO INCR INTST AND ACTVT REIL RY 14/32; PAPI RY 14//32; MIRL RY 14/32 - CTAF.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways:	14/32
Longest Runway:	14/32 is 4000 ft (1219 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

BBB Airport Runway Details

Runway 14/32	4000 ft x 75 ft (1219 m x 23 m)
Surface:	Asphalt - Fair condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:	Medium Intensity
Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds)
Single Wheel Landing Gear:	40.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:	50.0

	Runway 14	Runway 32
Elevation:	1038.5	1038.6
Latitude:	45-20-10.8285N	45-19-39.0780N
Longitude:	095-39-18.7094W	095-38-45.4027W
Runway True Alignment:	144	324
Glide Path Angle:	3.0 degrees	3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern:	Right	Left
Runway Markings Type:	Nonprecision Instrument	Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:	Fair	Fair
Object at End:	BRUSH	TREES
Object Height:	7	33
Distance from End:	334	773
Object Centerline Offset:	139 ft. right of centerline	221 ft. right of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators:	4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway	4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL:	Yes	Yes
Touchdown Lights:	No	No
Centerline Lights:	No	No
Threshold Crossing Height:	40	41

Services

Airframe Repair:	Major
Powerplant Repair:	Major
Bottled Oxygen:	None
Bulk Oxygen:	High Pressure
Fuel Available:	100LL, Jet A
Landing Fees:	No
Parking:	Hangars and tiedowns available

IATA: BBB

ICAO: KBBB

FAA: BBB

Location

Contacts

Operations

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

Area Code: 320

Flight Service Stations

Instrument Procedures / Charts

Navigation Aids (Navaids) near BBB

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

NOTAM Radius Search

NOTAM Flight Path Search (Enter from two to five locations below)

Remarks

Runways

Runway Summary

BBB Airport Runway Details

Runway 14

Runway 32

Services

Ratings and Reviews

Rate & Review This Airport

Maps & Diagrams

BBB Sectional

BBB Diagram