Jim Benson Field
WI16 · Mineral Point, Wisconsin · Iowa County · map
Jim Benson Field is a private airport, 2 miles east of Mineral Point, Wisconsin, 1,100 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 03/21, is 1,800 feet of grass.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA WI16
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 1,100 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 0E
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1998
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 1,800 × 75 ft | Grass |
- Runway 21: power line 57 ft high 1,400 ft from the end
Aircraft registered in Mineral Point from the FAA register
16 aircraft are registered to owners in Mineral Point, Wisconsin: 12 piston singles, 2 balloons, 1 piston twin, 1 drone. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Wisconsin.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Provided obstructions lowered or removed from approaches or thlds displaced to provide a clear 20:1 approach; area 125 feet either side of centerline and 200 feet off runway ends are clear of obstructions; area 60 feet either side of centerline and 240 feet off runway ends are clear of ruts.
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 5, 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.