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KH96 · Benton Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 4 NTSB events

ID KH96 FAA H96 Elev 444 ft Lat 38° 0.40' N Lon 88° 56.06' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,002 ft. Max gradient: 0.12%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 179° 4,002 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.12%
36 359° 4,002 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.12%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 1 frequencies

  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KH96 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 3 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (3 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC KANSAS CITY ARTCC AT 913-254-8508.
  • ·EMAIL [email protected] (ALL LWR CASE) [email protected] RWY MARKING FADED.
  • ·MIRL RY 18/36 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

4 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 32,200 ops in 1996

2024 total

8,000

10-yr total

80,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 5% · GA 94% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

12.5

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

6.25

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Hard landing 1

All time · n=4

  • Stall / spin 2
  • Other 1
  • Hard landing 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2021-10-26 HALL TERRENCE / HALL CATHIE CRUZER CH-750 · Hard landing · day →
2007-11-29 SWEARINGEN T R/MASTERS W Rand KR 2 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2001-07-22 Cessna 177 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1994-03-15 Piper PA-22-150 · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in IL

CFI Flight Instructors 2,147 A&P Mechanics 6,104 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 49 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 13 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 9 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 11 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 43 ODA Organizational Designations 4 Schools Flight Schools 64 FBO Fixed Base Operators 67 Clubs Flying Clubs 56 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 40

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Adrian Konrad Krupa Murphysboro IL 24 nm
Steven Charles Goetz Murphysboro IL 24 nm
Roy Carl Beisswenger Greenville IL 57 nm
Bradley Vernon Kramer Henderson KY 65 nm
Ryan Hobby Henderson KY 65 nm
Bradley Vernon Kramer Evansville IN 66 nm
John Christopher Lemon Evansville IN 66 nm
Ryan Hobby Evansville IN 66 nm
Forrest Crawford Sauget IL 67 nm
James Andrew Moseley Sauget IL 67 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Stephen Andrew Lewis Benton IL 1 nm
Dale Edward Shelton West Frankfort IL 6 nm
Gerald Andrew Thornhill Jr Mulkeytown IL 9 nm
Kim Carter Du Quoin IL 14 nm
Graci Ann Mcdaniel Du Quoin IL 14 nm
Nathan James Lincoln Carterville IL 16 nm
Dustin Joe Sievers Carterville IL 16 nm
Joseph John Zueck Carterville IL 16 nm
Richard Dale Sanders Marion IL 16 nm
Travis Michael Walczynski Marion IL 16 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Mark Joseph Grueninger Benton IL 1 nm
Christopher Auten Fouke Benton IL 1 nm
John Richard Wadsworth Benton IL 1 nm
Beauregard Douglas Gibbs Benton IL 1 nm
James Berryman Haney Ewing IL 6 nm
Franklin Shane Cope West Frankfort IL 6 nm
George Aimone Mulkeytown IL 9 nm
Gary Don Reichert Johnston City IL 11 nm
Kent Allen Manning Johnston City IL 11 nm
Harold Lee Delaney Herrin IL 13 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Aero Turbine Maintenance
Murray, KY
 85 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Specialties, Inc
St. Louis, MO
 86 nm
Mistwood Aviation
Chesterfield, MO
 90 nm
AVMATS - Aviation Maintenance & Technical Support
Chesterfield, MO
 90 nm
Harrison Avionics, Inc.
Hopkinsville, KY
 99 nm
Dusty’s Flying Service
Hopkinsville , KY
 99 nm
Turbines, Inc
Terre Haute, IN
 116 nm
Klem's Aero Repair
Jacksonville, IL
 122 nm
Aviation Repair Technologies, LLC
Blytheville, AR
 132 nm
Pilots Ally
Walnut Ridge, AR
 148 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.