Identifier
VBT
Bentonville Municipal/Louise M Thaden Field Map Print (VBT)
VBT
KVBT
Bentonville, Arkansas
$55
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Colorway
White
Black
Navy
Sand
Blueprint
Night Ops
Hi-Viz
Finish
Fine Art Print pairs 330 gsm, 100% cotton Hot Press paper with pigment giclée printing for rich color and a smooth matte finish. Supplied unframed. Orders containing only paper prints ship flat.
Framed Fine Art Print presents the same cotton paper in a 1.25 inch solid wood frame, with a white beveled mat and optical-grade clear acrylic. The mat is included, and hanging wire is already installed.
Glossy Metal Print brings vivid color to coated aluminum through dye sublimation. The glossy surface resists scratches and water; the included hidden mount positions it about 3/4 inch off the wall.
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- Museum-quality, 330 gsm cotton paper with pigment inks for rich color and fine detail. Ready for your own frame.
- Bentonville's runways and taxiways, composed as art for anyone who has spent time at the field.
- Seven colorways to suit the room. A considered gift for pilots, crew, and frequent flyers.
Description
A runway diagram map print of Bentonville Municipal/Louise M Thaden Field (VBT), made from the airport's own layout for the place it holds in your life. Choose your colorway and your format: a fine art giclée print on cotton paper, a framed fine art print, a glossy metal print or a digital download.
Your fine art print is made to order with pigment inks on heavyweight, 100% cotton Hot Press paper, a 330 gsm sheet with a high color gamut and deep black density. The acid-free, archival-grade paper has a smooth matte surface. Supplied unframed, ready for your own frame.
Shipping and Returns
Physical prints are made to order in 2 to 3 business days; shipping time is added on top and varies by your location and the method you choose. Standard shipping is free across the US. Orders containing only paper prints ship flat, though paper may retain a slight curl; orders with framed or metal pieces ship in separate boxes. Digital downloads are delivered by email, so there is nothing to ship.
The Digital Download is a JPEG at 300 dpi, sized for 24 by 30 inches. The digital add-on matches the selected physical print size at 300 dpi. Download links arrive by email and stay active for 30 days; save the file within that time and keep it for personal, non-commercial use. No physical item is shipped.
Physical products have a 30-day money-back guarantee. Contact us within 30 days of delivery to request a refund; we may require a return before issuing it.
Digital downloads are non-refundable once delivered, except where required by law or where AirportPrints determines that a delivery failure or technical issue was caused by AirportPrints.
Materials
Fine Art Print: pigment giclée printing on heavyweight 330 gsm (17 mil), 100% cotton Hot Press paper, on regularly calibrated giclée printers. The paper is acid-free and archival-grade, with a smooth matte surface and the high color gamut and black density that let a dark ground and fine linework keep their depth. Supplied unframed, with no added white margin, ready for your own frame.
Framed Fine Art Print: the same cotton fine art paper in a 1.25 inch solid wood frame. A white, acid-free, 4-ply mat with a 45-degree bevel and optical-grade, shatter-resistant clear acrylic (safer to ship than glass) are included. The print is mounted to foam core for a flat presentation, with a kraft paper dust cover and installed hanging wire on the back.
Glossy Metal Print: the image is transferred by dye sublimation into polymer-coated aluminum with a glossy white base. The 1.14 mm panel has a scratch- and water-resistant surface, with a hidden inset mount that positions it about 3/4 inch off the wall. Display indoors, away from direct sunlight.
Digital Download: a high-resolution JPEG for personal, non-commercial use. No physical paper, frame, or metal panel is included.
Dimensions
Fine Art Print: 8 x 10, 16 x 20, and 24 x 30 inches.
Framed Fine Art Print: 8 x 10, 16 x 20, and 24 x 30 inches, measured across the mat and acrylic area inside the frame. The mat sits within that area, so the visible image is about 6 x 8, 12 x 16, or 18 x 24 inches. The outside frame is larger than the listed size.
Glossy Metal Print: 8 x 10, 16 x 20, and 24 x 30 inches. During sublimation, 1/8 to 1/4 inch of the artwork may be cropped, so the printed edge can differ slightly from the preview.
Digital Download: a 7200 x 9000 pixel JPEG at 300 dpi for 24 x 30 inch printing. A digital add-on instead matches the selected physical size: 8 x 10, 16 x 20, or 24 x 30 inches at 300 dpi.
Made like something you keep.
The field itself
This is Bentonville's own layout, the way its runways run and the taxiways thread between them, composed into a print you will want to look at every day. Not a stock template with a new name on it.
Museum-quality cotton paper
Heavyweight 330 gsm, 100% cotton Hot Press paper, acid-free and archival-grade. Its high color gamut and black density give the runways real depth, and pigment inks keep the fine detail crisp on a smooth matte surface.
Solid wood framing or glossy metal
Frame it in 1.25 inch solid wood, black, white or natural oak, with the white beveled mat, optical-grade clear acrylic and hanging wire included. Or choose glossy metal: dye sublimation into aluminum, floated about 3/4 inch off the wall on a hidden mount.
Bentonville Municipal/Louise M Thaden Field
VBT · Bentonville, Arkansas
36.3448° N · 94.2195° W
Field elevation 1,298 ft
Field elevation 1,298 ft
ICAO code
KVBT
Field elevation
1,298ft
Runways
2
Magnetic variation
1°E
Runways
18/365,053 × 75 ft
17/352,448 × 75 ft
Composed from published airport information and available field depictions as original wall art. Learn how AirportPrints maps take shape.
Bentonville Municipal/Louise M Thaden Field Runway Diagram Print
VBT has two runways, and on the print they read as a pair of near parallel strips running almost straight up the sheet. Runway 18/36 is the long one, 5,053 by 75 feet of asphalt, drawn as the solid dark spine of the composition from the 18 label at the top to 36 at the bottom. Turf runway 17/35 sits just west of it, 2,448 by 75 feet, a shorter lighter band with a stippled fill that starts and ends well inside the length of the paved strip. Field elevation, 1,298 feet, sits in the caption block with the coordinates.
The airport is city owned and public use, about 2 nmi south of the central business district of Bentonville, and it is also known as Louise M. Thaden Field, a name given in 1951 to honor Louise McPhetridge Thaden, an aviation pioneer from Bentonville. The master plan was updated in 2016. After 2016 a major update was completed, including a new flight center, public meeting rooms, a museum, and a restaurant added to the northern border with Lake Bentonville. In the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009 through 2013 the field is categorized as a general aviation facility.
The layout is plotted from published airport information, then reduced to what carries at wall distance: the two runway strips, the taxiway loops that wrap them, the apron on the east side and the row of hangars stepping down beside it. It is a diagram rather than a photograph, so fine details may be simplified or omitted. The tall narrow footprint is the whole appeal here. Two vertical strips and a spare caption block leave a lot of quiet ground, and the colorway you choose decides whether that quiet reads warm or cold.
It is an easy print for anyone who learned to fly in northwest Arkansas, flies in for the weekend, or just keeps the field in their logbook. Companion diagrams exist for the neighboring fields at Rogers and Fayetteville if you want a short wall of them.
Bentonville (VBT) print, common questions
How many runways does VBT have, and how long are they?
Two. Runway 18/36 is 5,053 by 75 feet with an asphalt surface, and runway 17/35 is 2,448 by 75 feet with a turf surface. Both appear on the print, labeled at their ends.
Where is Bentonville Municipal/Louise M Thaden Field?
In Bentonville, Arkansas, about 2 nmi south of the central business district, at 36.3448 N, 94.2195 W. Field elevation is 1,298 feet.
What does the code VBT stand for?
VBT is the three letter location identifier for Bentonville Municipal/Louise M Thaden Field. The airport has no IATA designation, and its ICAO code is KVBT. The print carries VBT because that is the code pilots and locals actually use.
Why is the airport called Louise M. Thaden Field?
It was given that name in 1951 to honor Louise McPhetridge Thaden, an aviation pioneer from Bentonville.
How accurate is the diagram?
It follows published runway data: two runways in their published relative positions and proportions, with 18/36 as the long paved strip and 17/35 as the shorter turf strip beside it. It is designed to be read from across a room, so fine details may be simplified or omitted. Pavement markings, lighting and signage are the usual examples.
What sizes and finishes are available, and does it work as a gift?
Several print sizes are offered, as a Fine Art Print, Framed Fine Art Print or Glossy Metal Print (Digital Download available separately), each made to order, and the tall layout of this field suits a portrait frame. Pair the print with a logbook entry date or a first solo at VBT and it becomes a specific gift rather than a generic one.
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