KBBB — Benson Muni
Benson, MN · field elevation 1,039 ft · NON-ATCT
KBBB current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KBBB 100235Z AUTO 30007KT 10SM CLR 05/02 A3005 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 300° at 7 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 5 °C / dewpoint 2 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.05 inHg
- Density altitude
- -65 ft · pressure altitude 909 ft
- Observed
- 5 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 300° at 7 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | 6 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 14 | 6 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KBBB — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KBBB — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 45.33192, -95.65058
- Elevation
- 1,039 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1314Z / 2258Z
- Magnetic variation
- 5°E (1985)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Twin Cities
- County
- Swift, MN
Everything else KBBB publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 4,000 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KAQP Appleton Muni16 nm
- KMOX Morris Muni/Charlie Schmidt Fld19 nm
- KMVE Montevideo-Chippewa County22 nm
- KGHW Glenwood Muni23 nm
- KBDH Willmar Muni/John L Rice Fld25 nm
- KDXX Lac Qui Parle County30 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KBBB airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Minnesota airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.