Benson Heliport
MN84 · Benson, Minnesota · Swift County · map
Benson Heliport is a private heliport owned by the City of Benson in Benson, Minnesota, 1,033 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 45 by 45 feet of concrete.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The heliport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MN84
- Kind
- Heliport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Owner
- City of Benson
- Elevation
- 1,033 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Twin Cities sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- December 2016
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 45 × 45 ft | Concrete |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this heliport.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Benson Municipal (2 nm northwest), Morris Muni/Charlie Schmidt Field (21 nm northwest), Willmar Muni/John L Rice Field (24 nm southeast), Ortonville Muni/Martinson Field (34 nm west).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Benson Municipal (2 nm northwest), Montevideo-Chippewa County (21 nm south), Morris Muni/Charlie Schmidt Field (21 nm northwest), Glenwood Municipal (23 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 Minnesota · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- The proponent must meet all state and local requirements. The landing area must be limited to private use only. All operations must be conducted visually. Because this is a private use heliport, all operators proceed at their own risk, and to enhance the safety of operations, we recommend: I. if the power poles and lines are removed I buried as planned, all helicopter approach / departure route operations should be conducted on a 150 degree clockwise to 220 degree egress heading I 330 degree clockwise to 040 degree ingress heading using the center of the heliport as the reference point. Operations may also be conducted on a 320 degree egress heading / 140 degree ingres south heading using the center of the heliport as the reference point. 2. A wind indicator is installed and maintained adjacent to the heliport, away from the approach and departure routes, and outside the safety area as planned. 3. No night helicopter operations are conducted unless the heliport and wind indicator are lit in accordance with AC L 50/5390-2C, paragraph south 216 and 212C. 4. Due to the close proximity of the Benson airport (bbb), operators should monitor and provide traffic advisories on the bbb common traffic advisory frequency 122.80. 5. The TAKEOFF/ landing area is appropriately marked in accordance with AC L 50/5390-2C, paragraph 215 as planned...
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Benson from the FAA register
13 aircraft are registered to owners in Benson, Minnesota: 8 piston singles, 2 turboprops, 2 drones, 1 helicopter. Not every one of them is based at this heliport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this heliport 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 Minnesota.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this heliport
Accidents and incidents at or near this heliport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this heliport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this heliport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Benson 13 aircraft · 8 piston singles, 2 turboprops, 2 drones
- Doug Jackson Enterprises INC 3 aircraft in town
- Swift Drone Technologies LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Jed Aire Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Accidents and incidents in Minnesota 1,542 since 1982 · 207 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Minnesota 146 landing places
- Minnesota 6,940 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/MN84.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 29, 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.
