# Benson Municipal Airport (BBB / KBBB)

**Benson Municipal Airport** (IATA: BBB, ICAO: KBBB) is a small airport in Benson, Minnesota, United States. It opened in Jun 1949. It has one runway, 4,000 ft (1,219 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbbb

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BBB / KBBB
- FAA: BBB
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Benson, Minnesota, United States
- Opened: Jun 1949
- Elevation: 1,039 ft / 317 m
- Coordinates: 45.3319, -95.6506
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,000 ft / 1,219 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benson_Municipal_Airport_(Minnesota) (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q619579
- Weather station: KBBB
- Ident: KBBB

## Timeline

- Jun 1949: Benson Municipal Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 144° / 324° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | =9,646 of 29,858 | =3,829 in North America | =3,211 in US |
| Elevation | 1,039 ft / 317 m | =17,095 of 43,403 | =7,583 in North America | =6,038 in US |
| Age | Opened 1949 | =3,461 of 15,079 | =2,337 in North America | =2,277 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 23.900 |
| CNTR | MINNEAPOLIS CNTR | 125.500 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbbb/data