Chilhowee
92A · Benton, Tennessee · Polk County · map
Chilhowee is a public-use gliderport, 4 miles northeast of Benton, Tennessee, 769 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 03/21, is 1,938 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Chilhowee?
Its FAA code is 92A.
Where is Chilhowee?
It is 4 miles northeast of Benton, Tennessee, 769 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Chilhowee?
Its one runway, 03/21, is 1,938 feet long, grass.
Does Chilhowee have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Chilhowee?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Chilhowee Soaring Association INC and Cessna Twin Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Chilhowee?
15 pilot examiners and 16 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The gliderport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 92A
- Kind
- Gliderport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 769 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to THUR, irregular hours; Friday to Sunday, 11:00 am to 6:00 pm
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Atlanta sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2W
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1974
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 1,938 × 120 ft | Grass, excellent |
- Runway 21: right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- gliders, flight instruction, aircraft rental, glider towing
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Mcminn County (10 nm north), Cleveland Regional Jetport (11 nm west), Monroe County (22 nm northeast), Mark Anton Airport (23 nm northwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Mcminn County (10 nm north), Cleveland Regional Jetport (11 nm west), Martin Campbell Field (17 nm southeast), Monroe County (22 nm northeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Tennessee · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- VFR only.
- Glider act durg VFR condition; glider traffic west of airport.
- Overnight tie down available - amgr.
- Cntr 50 feet marked with in ground white mkrs.
- Threshold marked with white cones east side.
- Approach ratio 21:1 to dthr.
- Approach ratio 69:1 to dthr.
- Surface uneven.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Benton from the FAA register
16 aircraft are registered to owners in Benton, Tennessee: 12 gliders, 4 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this gliderport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this gliderport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Tennessee.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Chilhowee Soaring Association INC 9 aircraft · Benton Chilhowee Soaring Association operates a commercial gliderport near Benton, Tennessee, offering scenic sailplane rides and glider flight instruction year-round.
- Cessna Twin Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Calhoun, 10 miles away
Companies in the same town as this gliderport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
15 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 12 for private pilot, 11 for commercial and instrument, 7 for airline transport pilot, 7 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 4 for type ratings; 11 for airplanes, 9 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 16 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 3 engineering representatives, 22 training center evaluators.
- Sarah Diane Arnold private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; gliders · Benton, TN (0 nm) · (423) 506-9015 · [email protected]
- John W Scruggs private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Monroe County Airport (FBO) · Madisonville, TN (22 nm) · (404) 408-1129 · [email protected]
- Jason Shane Odom private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Dayton, TN (23 nm) · (423) 618-2491 · [email protected]
- Anthony Walker private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Collegedale Municipal Airport FGU · Collegedale, TN (24 nm) · (423) 364-4669 · [email protected]
- Bruce Richard Whittemore private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Wilson Air · Chattanooga, TN (32 nm) · (956) 286-5596 · [email protected]
- John William Dennis private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Andrews, NC (35 nm) · (770) 595-9395 · [email protected]
- Joseph Charles Gravalec private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Blairsville Municipal Airport FBO · Blairsville, GA (37 nm) · (404) 259-6696 · [email protected]
- Ryan Marshall Hile private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Signature Flight Support ( AVZ) TYS · Louisville, TN (44 nm) · (865) 253-4490 · [email protected]
All 58 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this gliderport
Accidents and incidents at or near this gliderport NTSB records · 8 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this gliderport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Benton 16 aircraft · 12 gliders, 4 piston singles
- Chilhowee Soaring Association INC 9 aircraft in town
- Chilhowee Soaring Association INC 9 aircraft · flying club
- Cessna Twin Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this gliderport 8 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Tennessee 1,196 since 1982 · 229 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Tennessee 76 landing places
- Tennessee 6,523 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/92A.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 28, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.