Benson Municipal Airport Veteran's Field (IATA: BBB, ICAO: KBBB, FAA LID: BBB) is a city-owned public-use airport located two miles (3 km) west of the central business district of Benson, a city in Swift County, Minnesota, United States.[1]

Benson Municipal Airport
IATA: BBB ICAO: KBBB FAA LID: BBB
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Benson
Serves	Benson, Minnesota
Elevation AMSL	1,039 ft / 317 m
Coordinates	45°19′55″N 095°39′02″W
Map
BBB Location of airport in Minnesota/United States Show map of Minnesota BBB BBB (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 14/32 4,000 1,219 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 5,100 Based aircraft 12
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

The airport opened at its current site sometime in the late 1930s. There have been many improvement projects since. The last major improvement project, started in 1986, included a runway extension and a parallel taxiway. A completion ceremony was held on August 13, 1988.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Benson Municipal Airport covers an area of 331 acres (134 ha) and has one runway designated 14/32 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 x 23 m).

For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2006, the airport had 5,100 aircraft operations, an average of 13 per day: 98% general aviation and 2% air taxi. There are 12 aircraft based at this airport: 92% single-engine and 8% ultralight.[1]

In May 2018, the Benson City Council agreed to pursue improvements to the municipal airport for a new aviation dual-fuel storage tank at the airport and the removal of the old fuel tank. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency ordered the city to replace the old tank.[3]

References

External links

• FAA Terminal Procedures for BBB, effective September 8, 2022
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for BBB
  • AirNav airport information for KBBB
  • ASN accident history for BBB
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures

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