Benton Field
O85 · Redding, California · Shasta County · map
Benton Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Redding, 1 mile west of Redding, California, 723 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 2,420 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 78 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 40,000 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Benton Field?
Its FAA code is O85.
Where is Benton Field?
It is 1 mile west of Redding, California, 723 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Benton Field?
Its one runway, 16/34, is 2,420 feet long, asphalt.
Does Benton Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Benton Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at Benton Field?
3 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Iasco Flight Training INC and Tres Amigos Flying Club LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Benton Field?
1 pilot examiner and 1 aviation medical examiner work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Benton Field…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA O85
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Redding
- Elevation
- 723 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Klamath Falls sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,420 × 75 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 16: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 34: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| O85 and aWOS-2 | 118.675 | |
| Red Bluff Center (remote transmitter) Low | 132.2 |
Automated weather (AWOS-2), by phone 530-225-4183.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure), bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Redding Regional (6 nm southeast), Red Bluff Municipal (26 nm south).
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 California · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Estabd prior to 15 may 1959.
- Activate PAPI runway 16 and 34; medium-intensity runway lights runway 16/34 - the common traffic frequency.
- Large birds frequently on and in vicinity of airport OCT-APR.
- Runway 16/34 halfway dist markers both sides of runway.
- For noise abatement climb to 1500 feet above ground level bfr turning. Calm wind preferred drctn is runway 34.
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 | 72 |
| multi-engine | 3 |
| helicopters | 2 |
| other | 1 |
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 40,000, 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 | 18,500 |
| general aviation, local | 20,500 |
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 Redding from the FAA register
194 aircraft are registered to owners in Redding, California: 149 piston singles, 15 turboprops, 13 helicopters, 7 piston twins, 6 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 California.
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:
- Iasco Flight Training INC 24 aircraft · Redding, 7 miles away
- Tres Amigos Flying Club LLC 2 aircraft · Redding, 7 miles away
- Grand Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Redding, 7 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in Redding:
- Redding Aero Enterprises, Inc. 12 aircraft on the certificate Redding Aero Enterprises, Inc.
- Redding Air Service, Inc. 8 aircraft on the certificate Redding Air Service is an FAA Part 135 certified helicopter operator based in Redding, California, providing charter flights, aerial crane services, firefighting support, utility services, and advanced flight training.
Repair stations in Redding:
- Air Shasta Rotor & Wing INC Air Shasta Rotor & Wing operates from Redding Municipal Airport in California, providing helicopter charter services, aerial work (forestry, wildlife, fire suppression, agricultural operations), a repair station for fixed-wing and rotary-wi
- Aircraft Heating and Electrical INC
- Ameritech Industries INC American Propeller Service, a division of Ameritech Industries, Inc., is an FAA-certified repair station specializing in aircraft propeller overhaul, repair, sales, and service for certified and experimental propellers.
- Benton Air Center INC Benton Air Center is a full-service FBO at Benton Airpark in Redding, California, offering flight training from private pilot through commercial pilot certificates, aircraft maintenance, and fuel services.
- Connolly, Jeffrey R. & Lundeen, Linda C & L Aero is an FAA-certified repair station specializing in aircraft oxygen systems.
- Pac West Helicopters INC Pac West Helicopters is an FAA-certified helicopter repair station in Redding, California, providing repair, overhaul, maintenance, and modernization services for military, commercial, and private helicopters.
- Redding Air Service, INC
- Reliance Aviation Propeller Machine Shop
- Valencia, Robert e.
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
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for flight instructor; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 1 aviation medical examiner.
- scott roberson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Redding, CA (6 nm) · (650) 388-8197 · [email protected]
All 3 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.
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 · 15 since 1982, 3 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 Redding 194 aircraft · 149 piston singles, 15 turboprops, 13 helicopters
- Iasco Flight Training INC 24 aircraft in town
- Redding Aero Enterprises INC 13 aircraft in town
- Redding Air Service INC 6 aircraft in town
- Cc Motors LLC 6 aircraft in town
- Redding Aero Enterprises, Inc. 12 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Redding Air Service, Inc. 8 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Iasco Flight Training INC 24 aircraft · flight school
- Tres Amigos Flying Club LLC 2 aircraft · flying club
- Grand Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Air Shasta Rotor & Wing INC · repair station
- Aircraft Heating and Electrical INC · repair station
- Ameritech Industries INC · repair station
- Benton Air Center INC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 15 since 1982 · 3 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in California 9,069 since 1982 · 1,087 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in California 244 landing places
- California 27,642 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/O85.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 26, 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.