Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Bentonville Municipal Airport is assigned VBT by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[4]
Consideration was given to relocating Lake Bentonville to extend the runway by 1,000 ft (300 m) in 2006.[6]
The master plan for the airport was updated in 2016. Two years later, a major update of the airport was completed, including a new flight center, public meeting rooms, a museum, and a restaurant, "Louise", added to the northern border with Lake Bentonville.[7][8]
Facilities and aircraft
Bentonville Municipal Airport covers an area of 140 acres (57 ha) at an elevation of 1,296 feet (395 m) above mean sea level. It has one pavedrunway designated 18/36 with a surface measuring 4,426 by 65 feet (1,349 x 20 m)[1] and one turf runway measuring 2,400 by 75 feet (732 x 23 m) designated 17/35, available for use in day VFR conditions.[9]
For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2015, the airport had 32,300 aircraft operations, an average of 88 per day: 99.7% general aviation and 0.3% military. At that time there were 77 aircraft based at this airport: 87% single-engine, 7.8% multi-engine and 2.6% helicopter.[1]