Benson Municipal Airport (Arizona)
Although most US airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA, IATA, and ICAO 'Benson Municipal Airport is only assigned E95 by the FAA.
Facilities and aircraft
Benson Municipal Airport covers an area of 140 acres (57 ha) at an elevation of 3,831 ft (1,168 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway:
- 10/28 measuring 4,002 ft × 75 ft (1,220 m × 23 m) asphalt
For the 12-month period ending April 15, 2017, the airport had 24,400 aircraft operations, an average of 67 per day: 92% general aviation, and 2% military. At that time there were 38 aircraft based at this airport: 84% single-engine, 5% ultralight, 3% multi-engine, 5% jet, and 3% helicopters.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Bensonairportramp.jpg/220px-Bensonairportramp.jpg)
Awards and recognition
In 2012 the 1955 Dodge Coronet Airport Courtesy Car at Benson Municipal provided by FBO SouthWestern Aviation, LLC was named "Airport Car of the Month" for June by EAA Sport Aviation Magazine.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/DC3bensonairport.jpg/220px-DC3bensonairport.jpg)
See also
References
- ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for E95 PDF
- ^ "E95 – Benson [Muni], AZ, US – Airport – Great Circle Mapper". www.gcmap.com. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- ^ "AirNav: E95 – Benson Municipal Airport". www.airnav.com. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- ^ "Airport car of the month". Sport Aviation: 8. June 2012.
External links
- Benson Municipal Airport at Arizona DOT Airport Directory
- SouthWestern Aviation, LLC
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for E95
- AirNav airport information for E95
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for E95