North Central West Virginia Airport (formerly Benedum Airport), as it is known today, has most of the sophisticated equipment necessary for safe air travel. The equipment was either paid for by the Federal Aviation Administration or on a share basis with the Airport authority. Benedum Airport service currently consists of flights through Washington, D.C.

North Central West Virginia Airport is served by radius approach radar control (ASR) and has Instrument Landing System (ILS) approach. It also has VHF Omni Range (VOR) and the Visual Approach Slope Indicator (VASI) system. The Airport's Certified Fire Rescue (CFR) rating is for 121 operations. It supports both general aviation and commuter airline activity. Peak demand occurs in visual or VFR weather and the airport has full capability to operate within the instrument or IFR system. ATC services are provided by an airport control tower with Area Surveillance Radar (ASR) and the Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCC) at Cleveland, Indianapolis and Washington. Filing of flight plans is currently done through the Flight Service Station (FSS).

VFR airspace around North Central West Virginia Airport is relatively unrestricted. The closest airports are Wade F. Malay Field, a privately owned, public use facility, and Fairmont Municipal 10 miles to the north. VFR operations at these and other general aviation airports within a 30-mile radius of North Central West Virginia Airport have no operational impact on the airport.

IFR traffic to and from North Central West Virginia Airport operates in a radar environment. Clarksburg Approach Control is responsible for all IFR traffic within a radius of approximately 30 NM of the airport. The actual area of responsibility is irregularly shaped and based upon the approach control's letter of agreement with the three ARTCC's named above. Clarksburg is responsible for all IFR traffic below 8,000 feet mean sea level throughout its total assignment area with this altitude to 10,000 feet in areas south of the airport.

Since Clarksburg Approach Control controls IFR traffic to and from the airports within 30 miles NM radius of North Central West Virginia Airport, IFR aircraft arriving or departing the area have the benefit of radar vectoring service and are controlled by standard separation criteria. Geographically, North Central West Virginia Airport is located two miles from Interstate 79 and one-half mile from US Route 50. By air, it is a 30-minute flight to Pittsburgh and a 45-minute flight to Washington, D.C.