Airport overview
Bentonville Municipal-Louise M Thaden Field serves Bentonville, United States. The longest reported open paved runway is 1,540 metres (5,053 feet). The directory lists 1 FBO and 0 handling providers at this airport.
- ICAO code
- KVBT
- IATA code
- Not reported
- Local / reference code
- VBT
- Location
- Bentonville · Arkansas · United States
- Coordinates
- 36.344798, -94.219508
- Elevation above sea level
- 396 m / 1,297.9 ft
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Reported access
- Public use
- Longest open paved runway
- 1,540 m / 5,053 ft
- Business-aviation facilities
- 1 FBOs · 0 handling providers
- Fuel types
- 100LL
- Control tower
- No
- Customs airport designation
- No
- Landing-rights designation
- No
Runway dimensions alone do not determine which jets can operate here; consult the current AIP, NOTAMs, declared distances and aircraft performance requirements.
Runways (2 recorded)
All recorded runways at Bentonville Municipal-Louise M Thaden Field| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting / status |
|---|
| 18/36 | 1,540 m5,053 ft | 23 m75 ft | ASPH | LightedReported open |
| 17/35 | 746 m2,448 ft | 23 m75 ft | TURF | Lighting not reportedReported open |
Runway 18/36 · threshold & approach details
| Runway end | True heading | Elevation | Displaced threshold | Coordinates |
|---|
| 18 | 180° | 393 m / 1,289.2 ft | 78 m / 257 ft | 36.35140, -94.21930 |
| 36 | 0° | 394 m / 1,292 ft | 183 m / 600 ft | 36.33752, -94.21943 |
Declared distances & approach equipment
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | ILS / lights |
|---|
| 18 | 1,357 m / 4,453 ft | 1,357 m / 4,453 ft | 1,357 m / 4,453 ft | 1,279 m / 4,196 ft | Not reported |
| 36 | 1,357 m / 4,453 ft | 1,357 m / 4,453 ft | 1,279 m / 4,196 ft | 1,279 m / 4,196 ft | Not reported |
TORA: take-off run available · TODA: take-off distance available · ASDA: accelerate-stop distance available · LDA: landing distance available.
Runway 17/35 · threshold & approach details
| Runway end | True heading | Elevation | Displaced threshold | Coordinates |
|---|
| 17 | 180° | 393 m / 1,288.7 ft | Not reported | 36.34885, -94.21978 |
| 35 | 0° | 394 m / 1,292.5 ft | Not reported | 36.34213, -94.21984 |
Declared distances & approach equipment
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | ILS / lights |
|---|
| 17 | 746 m / 2,448 ft | 746 m / 2,448 ft | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| 35 | 746 m / 2,448 ft | 746 m / 2,448 ft | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
TORA: take-off run available · TODA: take-off distance available · ASDA: accelerate-stop distance available · LDA: landing distance available.
FBOs & handling
Fixed-base operators · 1
LA
Fixed-base operator2205 SW I St, Bentonville, AR 72712, United States
6:30 a.m. - 8 p.m., 7 days a week; Maintenance 7 a.m. - 4 p.m., Mon-Fri
Hangar space · Maintenance support · Aircraft parking · Fuel coordination · Ground handling
View facility & contactsHistory & management
The airport activation record dates to 1946-09; this is an administrative date and may differ from the airport’s founding. The recorded owner is City Of Bentonville.
- Inception year
- Not reported
- Airport activation date
- 1946-09
- Recorded owner
- City Of Bentonville
- Recorded operator
- Not reported
- Airport manager
- Catherine Piasecki
An inception year and an airport activation date are different facts. Confirm current ownership and management with the airport.
Airport communications
| Type | Service | Frequency |
|---|
| A/D | RAZORBACK APP/DEP | 121 MHz |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 134.975 MHz |
| CLD | RAZORBACK CLNC DEL | 121.05 MHz |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.8 MHz |
Use current official aeronautical publications for operational communications.
Airport & runway remarks (7)
Airport remarks can include operating restrictions, prior-permission contacts and noise procedures; check current publications before a flight.
- AIRPORTBEGINNING 60 FT BYD NORTH END OF RY 18 PAVEMENT, GND HAS APROXLY 12 FT DROP OVER 60 FT LENGTH TO POND.
- AIRPORTFOR CD CTC RAZORBACK APCH 479-649-2416, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.
- AIRPORTMIGRATORY BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT
- AIRPORTRWY 17/35 VFR DALGT OPNS ONLY.
- AIRPORTSIMUL USE OF RWYS 17/35 AND 18/36 NA.
- AIRPORTACTVT PAPI RWY 18 & 36, MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF.
- RUNWAY_END_OBSTNAPCH RATIO 38:1 TO DTHR.