Southwest Michigan Regional
BEH · KBEH · Benton Harbor, Michigan · Berrien County · map
Southwest Michigan Regional is a public-use airport, 2 miles northeast of Benton Harbor, Michigan, 649 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 10/28, is 6,006 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive) and about 60 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 18,350 takeoffs and landings a year. About 9 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Southwest Michigan Regional?
Its FAA code is BEH, and its ICAO code is KBEH.
Where is Southwest Michigan Regional?
It is 2 miles northeast of Benton Harbor, Michigan, 649 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Southwest Michigan Regional?
The longest of its 2 runways, 10/28, is 6,006 feet long.
Does Southwest Michigan Regional have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Southwest Michigan Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive.
Are there flight schools at Southwest Michigan Regional?
4 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Fruit Belt Flyers INC and Taildraggers Flyers INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Southwest Michigan Regional?
4 pilot examiners and 13 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 airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA BEH · ICAO KBEH
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 649 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; weekends, on call
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 6,006 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 14/32 | 3,205 × 60 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 10: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 29 ft high 1,160 ft from the end
- Runway 28: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), tree 82 ft high 3,265 ft from the end
- Runway 14: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 32: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 67 ft high 1,521 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Clearance delivery | 119.7 | |
| Approach and departure | 118.55 | |
| Beh and automated weather (ASOS) | 121.55 | |
| Goshen and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.55 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 269-925-9008.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure), bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: South Haven Area Regional (15 nm northeast), South Bend International (26 nm south), Michigan City Muni-Phillips Field (31 nm southwest).
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 Michigan · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Deer and large birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 28; runway end identifier lights runway 10, 14, and 32; PAPI runway 10, 28, 14, and 32; high-intensity runway lights runway 10/28; medium-intensity runway lights runway 14/32 - the common traffic frequency.
- Landing fee for all commercial operations and all turbine pwrd aircraft; facility fee for all mult eng and commercial sngl eng aircraft waived with mnm fuel purchase.
- Maximum size aircraft hawker 800.
- Available H24 self service and full service durg atndd hours.
- Runway 14 drop off 300 feet from threshold.
- Snow removal operations durg winter months, vehicle operators mnt the common traffic frequency.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 48 |
| multi-engine | 5 |
| jets | 7 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 18,350, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 1,000 |
| general aviation, travelling | 8,625 |
| general aviation, local | 8,625 |
| military | 100 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Benton Harbor from the FAA register
18 aircraft are registered to owners in Benton Harbor, Michigan: 12 piston singles, 2 turboprops, 2 piston twins, 2 business jets. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport 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 Michigan.
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:
- Fruit Belt Flyers INC 1 aircraft · Saint Joseph, 4 miles away
- Taildraggers Flyers INC 1 aircraft · Saint Joseph, 4 miles away
- Andrews University 13 aircraft · Berrien Springs, 13 miles away Andrews University is a nationally ranked diverse university in Berrien Springs, Michigan, offering associate to doctoral degrees.
- Foxtrot Flight Training LLC 1 aircraft · Berrien Springs, 13 miles away Foxtrot Flight Training is a flight school located at Dowagiac Municipal Airport in southwestern Michigan.
Repair stations in Benton Harbor:
Companies in the same town as this airport, 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
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 4 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 13 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 parachute rigger examiner.
- Jason Blair private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Allegan Airport · Allegan, MI (36 nm) · (269) 275-7959 · [email protected]
- Todd Daniel Haifley private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Three Rivers Municipal Airport · Three Rivers, MI (38 nm) · (269) 720-4772 · [email protected]
- John Peter Boos private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Eagle Flight School - VPZ · Valparaiso, IN (48 nm) · (847) 219-1189 · [email protected]
- Keegan Starkey private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Valparaiso, IN (48 nm) · (863) 271-4995 · [email protected]
All 20 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- 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.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
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 airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport 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 airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Benton Harbor 18 aircraft · 12 piston singles, 2 turboprops, 2 piston twins
- Whirlpool CORP 2 aircraft in town
- Fruit Belt Flyers INC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Taildraggers Flyers INC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Andrews University 13 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- Whirlpool Corporation Aviation Operations · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 8 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Michigan 2,103 since 1982 · 226 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Michigan 220 landing places
- Michigan 7,223 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/BEH.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.