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Benton Municipal Airport
Benton Municipal Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport located west of the central business district of Benton, Illinois, Benton, a city in Franklin County, Illinois, Franklin County, Illinois, United States. This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (2009-2013), which FAA airport categories, categorizes it as a ''general aviation airport''. The airport was named 2014 Illinois General Aviation Airport of the Year. Facilities and Aircraft Benton Municipal Airport covers an area of at an elevation of 444 feet (135 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with an Asphalt concrete, asphalt surface measuring 4,002 by 75 feet (1,220 x 23 m). The runway was expanded in 2003; it previously measured 2,720 by 60 feet (829 x 18 m). The aircraft offers a number of services for local and transient aircraft, including tie-downs and hangars for parking. A local flight club is based at the airport to provide flight training and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USGS
The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization's work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology. The USGS is a fact-finding research organization with no regulatory responsibility. The agency was founded on March 3, 1879. The USGS is a bureau of the United States Department of the Interior; it is that department's sole scientific agency. The USGS employs approximately 8,670 people and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. The USGS also has major offices near Lakewood, Colorado, at the Denver Federal Center, and Menlo Park, California. The current motto of the USGS, in use since August 1997, is "science for a changing world". The agency's previous slogan, adopted on the occasion of its hundredth anniv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
