VFR · Visual Flight Rules

South Alabama Regional At Bill Benton Field Airport

Regional Airport · Andalusia/Opp, AL, United States

Conditions are good for visual flight at South Alabama Regional At Bill Benton Field Airport. It's 86°F with 26% humidity. Winds are calm. Skies are clear.

ICAOK79JIATA—LOCAL79J

Zulu · UTC--:--:--Aviation standard time

Local · UTC-6--:--:--Approx. (from longitude)

Elevation310ft94 m

Longest runway6,000ft1,829 m

Runways11 lighted

Coordinates31.31, -86.3931°18'31.7"N 86°23'37.7"W

ClassRegionalNo scheduled service

Current weather

12 min ago

86°F30°C · Dew 47°FVFR — Visual Flight Rules

Calm

Visibility10+ sm
CeilingSky clear
Humidity26%
Altimeter29.94 inHg
Pressure1014 hPa
GustsNone

Conditions are good for visual flight at South Alabama Regional At Bill Benton Field Airport. It's 86°F with 26% humidity. Winds are calm. Skies are clear.

METAR observation

Live

RAWMETAR K79J 281756Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 30/08 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP133 T03000083 10300 20144 58014 TSNO

Decoded — plain language

WindCalm

Visibility10+ sm

Temperature86°F / 30°C

Dew point47°F · 26% RH

Altimeter29.94 inHg

CeilingSky clear

Flight categoryVFR — Visual Flight Rules

SkyClear

Observed 28 Sep 2026 17:56Z·Andalusia/Benton Fld, AL, US·12 min ago

Runways

1 total

11/29◐ lit

6,000 ft1,829 × 100 ft · Asphalt

Radio frequencies

6 listed

ASOS134.875

Ground121.90

Tower119.55

CTAF119.55

UNICOM122.80UNICOM

Approach133.45CAIRNS APP/DEP

Frequencies (MHz) come from the OurAirports community dataset and can lag official changes. Confirm against the current chart supplement or AIP before flight.

Nearby navaids

Within 40 NM

UIA

AndalusiaVOR

110.20 MHz0.1 NM063° NE

JUY

JuddNDB

264 kHz0.3 NM146° SE

XBR

BrantleyNDB

410 kHz16.0 NM019° N

BVG

Boll WeevilNDB

352 kHz21.1 NM085° E

EDN

EnterpriseVOR

116.60 MHz25.2 NM092° E

KobraNDB

201 kHz28.3 NM195° S

RuckrNDB

212 kHz30.1 NM099° E

XNE

Spring HillNDB

281 kHz31.1 NM043° NE

Distance and true bearing from the airport reference point