Bentonville Municipal Airport (ICAO: KVBT, FAA LID: VBT) is a city-owned, public-use airport located 2 nmi (3.7 km) south of the central business district of Bentonville, a city in Benton County, Arkansas, United States.[1] It is also known as Louise M. Thaden Field[1] or Louise Thaden Field, a name it was given in 1951 to honor Louise McPhetridge Thaden (1905–1979), an aviation pioneer from Bentonville.[2]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Bentonville | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Bentonville, Arkansas | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,296 ft / 395 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°20′45″N 094°13′10″W / 36.34583°N 94.21944°W | ||||||||||||||
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This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which categorizes it as a general aviation facility.[3]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Bentonville Municipal Airport is assigned VBT by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[4]
History
editThe airport was leased to O. W. Coda in 1956.[5]
Consideration was given to relocating Lake Bentonville to extend the runway by 1,000 ft (300 m) in 2006.[6]
The master plan for the airport was updated in 2016. Two years later, a major update of the airport was completed, including a new flight center, public meeting rooms, a museum, and a restaurant, "Louise", added to the northern border with Lake Bentonville.[7][8]
Facilities and aircraft
editBentonville Municipal Airport covers an area of 140 acres (57 ha) at an elevation of 1,296 feet (395 m) above mean sea level. It has one paved runway designated 18/36 with a surface measuring 4,426 by 65 feet (1,349 x 20 m)[1] and one turf runway measuring 2,400 by 75 feet (732 x 23 m) designated 17/35, available for use in day VFR conditions.[9]
For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2015, the airport had 32,300 aircraft operations, an average of 88 per day: 99.7% general aviation and 0.3% military. At that time there were 77 aircraft based at this airport: 87% single-engine, 7.8% multi-engine and 2.6% helicopter.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for VBT PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 11 February 2010.
- ^ "Who Is Louise Thaden?". Summit Aviation. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 4 Mar 2010.
- ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 1 (PDF, 1.33 MB) Archived August 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 Oct 2008.
- ^ "Bentonville Municipal Airport (IATA: none, ICAO: KVBT, FAA: VBT)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 4 Mar 2010.
- ^ "Bentonville to Lease Its Municipal Airport". Tulsa World. 30 September 1956. p. 14. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "City Considers Relocating Lake for Runway". Jonesboro Sun. 22 November 2006. p. B3. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Bentonville flight center to include restaurant, exhibit space". Arkansas Online. 2017-03-21. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
- ^ Peevy, Nancy (14 August 2018). "Bentonville's Thaden Field to Become 'Destination Airport'". Talk Business & Politics. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Info for Pilots, Turf Runway Operations -- Summit Aviation". Summit Aviation. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
External links
edit- Summit Aviation, the fixed-base operator (FBO)
- Aerial image as of 28 February 2001 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for VBT, effective December 26, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for VBT
- AirNav airport information for KVBT
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures