FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | VBT |
| Lat/Long: | 36-20-41.2730N 094-13-10.2300W
36-20.687883N 094-13.170500W
36.3447981,-94.2195083
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1297.9 ft. / 395.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01E (2020) |
| From city: | 2 miles S of BENTONVILLE, AR |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 72712 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1946 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | JONESBORO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | VBT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | APR-SEP 0730-1600, OCT-MAR 0730-1600
FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 479-367-9800. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT PAPI RWY 18 & 36, MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.975 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 134.975 (479-273-9198) |
| RAZORBACK APPROACH: | 121.0 |
| RAZORBACK DEPARTURE: | 121.0 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.05 |
| WX AWOS-3PT at ROG (6 nm E): | 134.375 (479-631-9196) |
| WX ASOS at XNA (6 nm SW): | 119.425 (479-203-0109) |
| WX AWOS-3 at ASG (11 nm SE): | 124.675 (479-750-2967) |
| WX AWOS-3PT at SLG (16 nm SW): | 118.375 (479-524-9893) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MEMPHIS ARTCC ON FREQS126.1/269.0 (FAYETTEVILLE RCAG) WHEN RAZORBACK APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| RZCr317/7.6 | | RAZORBACK VORTAC | | 116.40 | | 04E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SILOAM SPRINGS | | 050/16.0 | | 284 | | 04E | | SLG | ... .-.. --. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 5053 x 75 ft. / 1540 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 59.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 36-21.084195N | | 36-20.251495N |
| Longitude: | 094-13.157870W | | 094-13.165665W |
| Elevation: | 1289.2 ft. | | 1292.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 179 magnetic, 180 true | | 359 magnetic, 000 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 257 ft. | | 600 ft. |
| Declared distances: | TORA:4453 TODA:4453 ASDA:4453 LDA:4196 | | TORA:4453 TODA:4453 ASDA:4196 LDA:4196 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 19 ft. brush, 510 ft. from runway, 285 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 38:1 TO DTHR. | | 12 ft. pole, 615 ft. from runway, 170 ft. left of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear |
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 2448 x 75 ft. / 746 x 23 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 36-20.931000N | | 36-20.527500N |
| Longitude: | 094-13.186667W | | 094-13.190333W |
| Elevation: | 1288.7 ft. | | 1292.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 179 magnetic, 180 true | | 359 magnetic, 000 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:2448 TODA:2448 | | TORA:2448 TODA:2448 |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF BENTONVILLE
305 SW A STREET
BENTONVILLE, AR 72712
Phone 479-254-2084 |
| Manager: | MARK SLAUGHTER
1000 SW 14TH STREET
BENTONVILLE, AR 72712
Phone 479-254-2084 |
Additional Remarks
| A39-18/36 | PCR VALUE: 214/F/D/X/T |
| - | BEGINNING 60 FT BYD NORTH END OF RY 18 PAVEMENT, GND HAS APROXLY 12 FT DROP OVER 60 FT LENGTH TO POND. |
| - | FOR CD CTC RAZORBACK APCH 479-649-2416, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449. |
| - | MIGRATORY BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT |
| - | RWY 17/35 VFR DALGT OPNS ONLY. |
| - | SIMUL USE OF RWYS 17/35 AND 18/36 NA. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (232KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (246KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (123KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| BENTON SEVEN | |
download (191KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (390KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KROG - Rogers Executive Airport - Carter Field (6 nm E)
KXNA - Northwest Arkansas National Airport (6 nm SW)
5M5 - Crystal Lake Airport (11 nm W)
KASG - Springdale Municipal Airport (11 nm SE)
KSLG - Smith Field Airport (16 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of the Arkansas Department of Aeronautics
Taken in the Spring of 2007
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 01-May-2025
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:57 | | 10:57 |
| Sunrise | | 06:25 | | 11:25 |
| Sunset | | 20:03 | | 01:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:31 | | 01:31 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 01-May-2025 19:11:34 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 01-May-2025 14:11:34 |
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| METAR |
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| KVBT | 011856Z AUTO 27011G18KT 10SM OVC034 22/15 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP127 T02170150
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KXNA
5nm SW | 011853Z 25013KT 10SM BKN039 22/14 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP118 T02220139
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KROG
7nm E | 011858Z 25016G22KT 10SM BKN036 22/14 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP119 T02220139
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KASG
12nm SE | 011848Z 26011G18KT 10SM FEW036 23/18 A2992
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KSLG
15nm SW | 011856Z AUTO 24013KT 10SM BKN035 BKN042 22/16 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP126 T02220161
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KFYV
20nm S | 011853Z 24011G23KT 10SM CLR 23/14 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP118 T02330144
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KXNA
5nm SW | 011720Z 0118/0218 23010KT P6SM FEW020 FM020000 VRB03KT P6SM BKN150 FM021000 VRB05KT 6SM -SHRA OVC025 PROB30 0210/0214 3SM -TSRA BKN025CB
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KROG
7nm E | 011720Z 0118/0218 23010KT P6SM FEW014 FM020000 VRB03KT P6SM BKN150 FM021000 VRB05KT 6SM -SHRA OVC025 PROB30 0210/0214 3SM -TSRA BKN025CB
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KFYV
20nm S | 011720Z 0118/0218 22010G17KT P6SM FEW025 FM012200 26008KT P6SM BKN150 FM021000 VRB05KT 6SM -SHRA OVC025 PROB30 0210/0214 3SM -TSRA BKN025CB
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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