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    KVBT - Bentonville Municipal Airport / Louise M Thaden Field

    Bentonville Municipal Airport is a small airport located in northwestern Arkansas in the town of Bentonville. The main runway is 18-36 (4426x65 ft / 1349x20 m) with a parallel grass runway 17-35 (2448x75 ft / 746x23 m). The airport is notorious for it's unique circular apron in front of the equally unique Fieldhouse restaurant. The threshold of runway 18 is elevated and hangs out over the pond giving takeoffs and approaches a great view. 

    Features (1.0):

    - Retextured the runways, taxiways, and ramps

    - Custom 3D models for most buildings on the airport including the Fieldhouse restaurant, flight school, and others

    - Custom, handplaced taxiway lines and markings

    - Accurate airport lighting including approach lights and night lighting

    - Added B3 taxiway based on very recent construction 

    - Other miscellaneous fixes and additions

    Known Issues:

    - None right now but I did not do very intense testing on this one so feel free to let me know if something is messed up

    Comments(24)

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    10 months ago

    I live in Bentonville, and this scenery is spot on. Hoping for an update once the new taxiways and runway extensions are complete!
    s

    about 1 year ago

    works in 2024!

    about 2 years ago

    Fantastic scenery. Unbelievable this is freeware. Thank you very much.

    over 2 years ago

    ICAO is KVBT
    Scenery error = ICAO Duplicate detected
    it seems, it collides, bekause this scenery seems to be detected by Microsoft Addon linker as ICAO=KAUW (..and not as ICAO=KVBT)

    Anyhow, also here many Thx for this wonderfull place to fly from Warstein in Germany
    r

    over 2 years ago

    WindhoverAuthor

    over 2 years ago

    Thanks! Appreciate the support!
    r

    over 2 years ago

    Great stuff... I'm doing a series on the best GA airports on my youtube. Yours is one ove my favorites.

    over 2 years ago

    So, interesting note about this airport. The Green hanger to the left of the approach end of runway 18 belongs to Walmart scion Steuart Walton. He owns the Goodyear F2G Corsair Race 57, which is kept there along with several other warbirds (Spitfire / Mustang). I got the opportunity to photograph this aircraft during his flight around the state during Covid. Might be a cool add-on to include this as a static parked outside of his hanger. Also, he owns Game Composites, which is on the opposite end of the field. The GB1 GameBird aerobatic aircraft is manufactured there. This too would be a cool addition for statics.

    almost 3 years ago

    Great job on this, one of my favorites!
    kensxnaSupporter

    about 3 years ago

    Any chance of an update when they finish runway widening and new runway lights that they are doing this month?

    WindhoverAuthor

    about 3 years ago

    I'll need to wait for pictures of the finished runway before I can do anything, unfortunately.

    kensxnaSupporter

    about 3 years ago

    NVM, I had Bentonville scenery by enjoyitfly loaded which caused this issue.

    kensxnaSupporter

    about 3 years ago

    Anybody else have a problem with taxiway elevation in front of the hanger with American flag doors? I have an abrupt rise of about 2 feet so I can't taxi over to the fieldhouse. Great work on this airport.

    over 3 years ago

    I know the added a Displaced Threshold on the 36 end now the runway is 5000 feet added a little more than 500 feet

    WindhoverAuthor

    over 3 years ago

    Good catch! Yeah, the runway was extended and they also added an additional taxiway to 36 from the eastern ramp. I chose not to include it, at least on the first release, due to some weird things that happened to the terrain elevation when I extended the runway. At the time I did not want to deal with it but when I have some free time I can try to go back and update it.

    over 3 years ago

    I thank you so much. As a kid we were in the approach pattern of Left Base for 18 I always looked up at the aircraft. I always loved watching Sams Rockwell Twin flying over my house. The neighborhood is gone now. I did work there for a little over a year before the expansion and heard them talking about the plans.


    F

    over 3 years ago

    I've flow out of this airport before, it looks just like it! Never thought I'd see it in the sim, though. Amazing!

    S

    over 3 years ago

    Hey Windhover! Love the scenery, I sent you a private message through the flightsim.to messages was hopping you could take a look, thanks!

    over 3 years ago

    Great airport. Would you consider doing KROG next? Home airport to Walmart's corporate fleet. Right up the road from this one.

    about 3 years ago

    Would love to see that as well

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    Bentonville Municipal Airport (Bentonville, Arkansas)

    Experience the charm of Bentonville Municipal Airport in Arkansas with this add-on, featuring retextured runways, custom 3D models of airport buildings, handplaced taxiway lines, and accurate airport lighting. Explore the unique circular apron and the elevated runway threshold for a scenic takeoff and approach.

    Downloads2K
    Version1.0
    File Size15.94 MB
    Published3 years ago
    Updated3 years ago

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    Sub-CategoryRegional Airports
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