Benton Municipal Airport

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FAA: H96

Benton Weather (°F)

Location

Latitude: 
 38-00-30.6000N (38.0085)
Longitude: 
 088-56-04.0000W (-88.934444)
Elevation: 
 444.1 feet MSL (135 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 2.8 W (as of December 2023 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 01 N.M. W of Benton, Illinois
Found On: 
 St Louis Chart
FAA Region: 
 AGL

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
MATTHEW HARRISON
P.O. BOX 640
BENTON, IL 62812
815-529-1207		 CITY OF BENTON
P.O. BOX 640, 1403 SOUTH MAIN ST
BENTON, IL 62812
618-439-6131

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 04/1947
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
UNATTND
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZKC (Kansas City)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZKC (Kansas City)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1444 feet (440 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 STL
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
 No
Customs Landing Rights: 
 No
Military Landing Rights: 
 Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  8
Multi Engine:  1

Annual Operations (as of 05/23/2022)

Total Operations:  8000
Air Taxi:  400 5.0%
GA Local:  3950 49.4%
GA Itinerant:  3600 45.0%
Military Aircraft:  50 0.6%

Communications

CTAF:  122.800
Unicom:  122.800

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

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 618
Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
Rend Lake Aviation
   		435-3526 100LL
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Flight Service Stations

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

Instrument Procedures / Charts


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 11/30/23 to 0901Z 12/28/23.

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Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 EC-3 Changed
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS EC-3
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near H96

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
15.6 Veterans Airport Of Southern Illinois Airport
(MWA KMWA MWA)		 193 196 100LL, Jet A
19.2 Mount Vernon Airport
(MVN KMVN MVN)		 10 13 100LL, Jet A
20.2 Pinckneyville/Du Quoin Airport
(KPJY PJY)		 264 267 100LL
20.4 Southern Illinois Airport
(MDH KMDH MDH)		 227 230 100LL, Jet A
21.7 Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport
(HSB KHSB HSB)		 122 125 100LL, Jet A
31.3 Centralia Municipal Airport
(ENL KENL ENL)		 346 349 100LL, Jet A
33.1 Fairfield Municipal Airport
(KFWC FWC)		 47 50 100LL, Jet A
37.1 Sparta Community-Hunter Field Airport
(SAR KSAR SAR)		 283 285 100LL, Jet A
38.6 Carmi Municipal Airport
(KCUL CUL)		 82 85 100LL, Jet A
44.7 Perryville Regional Airport
(PCD)		 259 261 100LL, Jet A
45.4 Flora Municipal Airport
(KFOA FOA)		 29 32 100LL, Jet A
50.3 Metropolis Municipal Airport
(M30)		 169 172 100LL
53.9 Greenville Airport
(GRE KGRE GRE)		 337 340 100LL, Jet A
54.3 Sturgis Municipal Airport
(KTWT TWT)		 120 123 100LL, Jet A+
55.7 Olney-Noble Airport
(OLY KOLY OLY)		 39 42 100LL, Jet A+
55.9 Cape Girardeau Regional Airport
(CGI KCGI CGI)		 212 214 100LL, Jet A
57.4 Barkley Regional Airport
(PAH KPAH PAH)		 172 175 100LL, Jet A
59.8 St Louis Metro-East/Shafer Field Airport
(IL48)		 316 318 100LL
60.0 Vandalia Municipal Airport
(VLA KVLA VLA)		 349 352 100LL, Jet A
60.3 Henderson City-County Airport
(KEHR EHR)		 101 105 100LL, Jet A+

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110-1 FOR CD CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508.
A15 EMAIL AIRPORT@BENTONIL.COM (ALL LWR CASE) MATTHEWHARRISON@HOTMAIL.COM
A42-18 RWY MARKING FADED.
A42-36 RWY MARKING FADED.
A81-APT MIRL RY 18/36 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 18/36
Longest Runway: 18/36 is 4002 ft (1220 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

H96 Airport Runway Details

Runway 18/36  4002 ft x 75 ft (1220 m x 23 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 12/07/2011
Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  4.0

Runway 18

Runway 36
Elevation: 
 439.1 444.1
Latitude: 
 38-00-50.4044N 38-00-10.8483N
Longitude: 
 088-56-04.3170W 088-56-03.6785W
Runway True Alignment: 
 179 359
Glide Path Angle: 
 3.3 degrees 0.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
 Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
 Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Poor Poor
Object at End: 
 TREE
Object Height: 
 68
Distance from End: 
 1226
Object Centerline Offset: 
 135 ft. right of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL: 
 Yes Yes
Touchdown Lights: 
 No No
Centerline Lights: 
 No No
Threshold Crossing Height: 
 45

Services

Airframe Repair: 
 Major
Powerplant Repair: 
 Minor
Bottled Oxygen: 
 High Pressure
Fuel Available: 
 100LL, Jet A+
Landing Fees: 
 No
Parking: 
 Hangars and tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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