Benton Municipal Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Benton | ||||||||||
| Serves | Benton, Illinois | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 444 ft / 135 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°00′24″N 088°56′04″W / 38.00667°N 88.93444°W | ||||||||||
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Benton Municipal Airport (FAA LID: H96) is a city-owned public-use airport located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) west of the central business district of Benton, a city in Franklin County, Illinois, United States.[1] This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (2009-2013), which categorizes it as a general aviation airport.[2]
Facilities and aircraft
Benton Municipal Airport covers an area of 110 acres (45 ha) at an elevation of 444 feet (135 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 x 23 m).[1] The runway was expanded in 2003; it previously measured 2,720 by 60 feet (829 x 18 m).[3]
For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2007, the airport had 8,000 aircraft operations, an average of 21 per day: 94% general aviation, 5% air taxi and 1% military. At that time there were 10 aircraft based at this airport: 9 single-engine and 1 multi-engine.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for H96 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective 27 August 2009.
- ^ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009-2013. Federal Aviation Administration. Published 1 October 2008.
- ^ "Benton Municipal Airport (H96)". Federal Aviation Administration via AirNav. 15 May 2003. Archived from the original on 20 June 2003.
External links
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for H96
- AirNav airport information for H96
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for H96