Benton Municipal Airport

Benton Municipal Airport
USGS aerial image - 6 April 1998
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Benton
ServesBenton, Illinois
Elevation AMSL444 ft / 135 m
Coordinates38°00′24″N 088°56′04″W / 38.00667°N 88.93444°W / 38.00667; -88.93444
Map
H96
Location of airport in Illinois
H96
H96 (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 4,000 1,219 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations8,000
Based aircraft10

Benton Municipal Airport (FAA LID: H96) is a city-owned, public-use airport located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) west of the central business district of Benton, a city in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (2009–2013), which categorizes it as a general aviation airport. The airport was named 2014 Illinois General Aviation Airport of the Year.