Benton Municipal Airport

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]

Benton Municipal Airport
USGS aerial image - 6 April 1998
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Benton
ServesBenton, Illinois
Elevation AMSL444 ft / 135 m
Coordinates38°00′24″N 088°56′04″W
Map
H96
Location of airport in Illinois
H96
H96 (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 4,000 1,219 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations8,000
Based aircraft10

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
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for H96 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective 27 August 2009.
  2. FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009-2013. Federal Aviation Administration. Published 1 October 2008.
  3. "Benton Municipal Airport (H96)". Federal Aviation Administration via AirNav. 15 May 2003. Archived from the original on 20 June 2003.
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