Airport Codes
Total 1 airports of BZF
Benton Field (IATA: BZF) is located in the the city of Redding, United states.
Benton Field (BZF) — Redding, United States
Benton Field is a local aviation facility in Redding, California, positioned at approximately 40.5749016° N, 122.4079971° W and operating in the UTC−08:00 time zone. The supplied airport record shows no ICAO code and lists zero scheduled air services and zero express services. For international forwarding, our service team therefore treats Benton Field primarily as a local pickup, delivery, charter, general-aviation, or feeder point rather than assuming a scheduled cargo gateway. International freight planning should normally be validated against the actual handling arrangement and, where appropriate, an alternative commercial airport before booking.
| IATA code | BZF |
|---|---|
| Airport name | Benton Field |
| Location | Redding, California, United States |
| ICAO code | Not assigned in the supplied airport record |
| Coordinates | 40.5749016° N, 122.4079971° W |
Forwarding Decision Points
Facility Planning for Freight
Specific cargo-terminal assets, warehouse capacities, cold-chain rooms, dangerous-goods stores, bonded areas, and customs facilities are not established by the supplied record. Our service team will not represent these capabilities as available without written confirmation from the operating party.
- Acceptance point: Confirm whether the shipment is accepted airside, landside, at a fixed-base operator, or only through a separately appointed handling agent.
- Warehouse and screening: Verify receiving hours, security screening, pallet or ULD compatibility, weighing, labeling, and temporary storage before dispatching cargo.
- Temperature-controlled freight: Treat Benton Field as a non-confirmed cold-chain location until refrigerated staging, monitoring, and transfer procedures are documented.
- Dangerous goods: Obtain advance acceptance confirmation for each UN number, packing instruction, net quantity, and aircraft limitation; do not tender undeclared dangerous goods.
- Customs and bonded handling: Confirm whether import or export formalities can be completed locally. If not, our team will coordinate the customs point at the selected commercial gateway.
Routing and Schedule Considerations
- Benton Field should generally be evaluated as an origin or destination access point, not as a confirmed scheduled international linehaul airport.
- Our team may arrange a truck-feeder, charter, or transfer to a suitable commercial gateway, depending on commodity, aircraft availability, customs requirements, and final destination.
- Carrier, flight number, uplift date, connection point, and airport-to-airport transit time must be confirmed after the shipment profile and handling requirements are received.
- Actual lead time can be affected by local receiving windows, security screening, road conditions in Northern California, weekend or holiday operations, and onward airline cut-offs.
Redding-Area Cargo Planning
Our service team uses Benton Field mainly as a possible local access point for the Redding market. Cargo suitability depends on the confirmed operator and the selected onward gateway rather than on the IATA identifier alone.
Practical Control Points
- Cut-off control: There is no universally applicable cargo cut-off published in the supplied data. Our team will obtain the operator’s receiving deadline and build in time for screening, documentation, and transfer.
- Export documentation: Prepare a commercial invoice, packing list, shipper and consignee details, export-control information, and any required filing data before cargo movement. The exact document set depends on the trade lane and commodity.
- Special cargo: Dangerous goods, lithium batteries, dry ice, live animals, perishables, pharmaceuticals, and valuables require pre-alert, acceptance approval, compliant packaging, and applicable declarations.
- Import and delivery: Confirm the customs location, importer of record, broker appointment, release status, and delivery authority before arranging collection. Airport arrival does not itself constitute customs release.
Recommended Booking Workflow
- Send our service team the commodity, pieces, dimensions, gross weight, declared value, ready date, origin, destination, and any special-handling requirement.
- Request a pre-check for the physical acceptance point, aircraft or vehicle suitability, security screening, customs route, and available transfer arrangement.
- Use robust export packaging with piece-level marks, handling labels, and a document pouch; verify that packaging is suitable for repeated road and air transfers.
- For urgent or regulated cargo, retain a fallback routing through a confirmed commercial gateway and avoid dispatching freight until the operator provides acceptance instructions.
Benton Field Freight FAQ
Can Benton Field be used for routine international air-cargo export?
It should not be assumed. The supplied record lists zero scheduled air and express services. Our team will first verify the actual operator and then determine whether a feeder or alternative commercial gateway is required.
Does Benton Field have an on-site customs warehouse or bonded facility?
That capability is not established in the supplied data. We will confirm the customs location and bonded-handling arrangement before accepting an import or export plan.
How should dangerous goods be booked?
Provide the UN number, proper shipping name, class, packing group where applicable, net quantity, package count, and safety documentation in advance. Acceptance must be obtained before delivery to the nominated handling point.
Can temperature-sensitive cargo be delivered there?
Only after the full handover chain is confirmed, including storage, monitoring, transfer time, contingency protection, and the responsible handling party. Our team will not infer cold-chain capability from the airport code.
What is the best alternative if no suitable movement is available?
Our service team will compare a road feeder to a confirmed commercial gateway, a charter solution, or a different origin airport based on destination, cargo characteristics, customs requirements, and required delivery date.
Data Basis and Verification Boundary
Airport identity, location, name, IATA code, absence of an ICAO code in the supplied record, time zone, and the listed service counts are based on the airport data provided for this page. Operational capabilities, handling hours, carrier acceptance, customs arrangements, and current routing remain subject to confirmation at the time of booking.
For independent regulatory and airport-reference checks, our team may consult the following authoritative domains:
faa.gov cityofredding.gov cbp.gov iata.org
These sources support regulatory, airport-reference, customs, and industry-standard verification only; they do not by themselves confirm a particular flight, warehouse slot, handling agent, customs facility, rate, or transit time for a shipment.