# Benton Field (BZF / O85)

**Benton Field** (IATA: BZF, FAA: O85) is a small airport in Redding, California, United States. It opened in Apr 1940. It has one runway, 2,420 ft (738 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/o85

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BZF / —
- FAA: O85
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Redding, California, United States
- Opened: Apr 1940
- Elevation: 723 ft / 220 m
- Coordinates: 40.5749, -122.4080
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,420 ft / 738 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches, 1 departure
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benton_Field (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q620034
- Weather station: KRDD · WMO 72592
- Ident: O85

## Timeline

- Apr 1940: Benton Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 2,420 ft / 738 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 174° / 354° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,420 ft / 738 m | =21,375 of 29,858 | =9,719 in North America | =8,403 in US |
| Elevation | 723 ft / 220 m | =22,914 of 43,403 | =10,889 in North America | =8,996 in US |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =366 in North America | =338 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [RDD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krdd.md) Redding Municipal Airport · 7.6 mi / 12 km
- [CA53](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ca53.md) Tews Field · 7.6 mi / 12 km
- [US-4599](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-4599.md) Dymesich Airport · 16 mi / 25 km
- [CA04](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ca04.md) Flying N Ranch Airport · 16 mi / 26 km
- [68CA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/68ca.md) Lake California Air Park · 18 mi / 29 km
- [US-2069](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-2069.md) Seth's Freedom Field · 28 mi / 45 km

## 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/o85/data