Airports / Arkansas / KVBT
Bentonville Municipal-Louise M Thaden Field
KVBTBentonville, ArkansasELEV 1,296 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#13 / 38
Arkansas airports by Google rating
4.6★ across 76 Google ratings — ranked against 38 rated AR fields.
6 nm
To the nearest alternate
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Bentonville Municipal-Louise M Thaden Field (KVBT) sits in Bentonville, Arkansas, where it functions as a general aviation field. The field lies at an elevation of 1,296 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
KVBT has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA, 6 nm), Drake Field (FYV, 21 nm), and Joplin Regional Airport (JLN, 50 nm).
Quotes for flights out of KVBT vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as H00. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from KVBT, or browse verified operators serving the area.
What fliers highlight
Staff & service
4/5 reviews“Staff was excellent and beyond friendly.”
Adam Helsper5★ on Google
FBO & ground handling
2/5 reviews“Best FBO I've ever been to.”
Adam Helsper5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Bentonville Municipal-Louise M Thaden Field — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KVBT
IATA
—
FAA / Local
VBT
Elevation
1,296 ft
Coordinates
36.3457° N · 94.2193° W
Airspace
E · EchoClass E — EchoControlled airspace reaches the surface for instrument approaches, but there is no control tower on the field.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs AR fields
state range 130–1,365 ft
At 1,296 ft, KVBT sits higher than 89% of the 38 Arkansas fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 6nmXNANorthwest Arkansas National AirportFayetteville/Springdale/Rogers
- 21nmFYVDrake FieldFayetteville
- 50nmJLNJoplin Regional AirportJoplin
- 50nmBKGBranson AirportBranson
- 52nmHROBoone County AirportHarrison
- 61nmFSMFort Smith Regional AirportFort Smith
Location
Open the full mapKVBT · Bentonville Municipal-Louise M Thaden Field · Bentonville, AR
From the ramp
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