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6MN9 Benson Airport
White Bear Township, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 6MN9
Lat/Long: 45-06-59.8800N / 092-59-45.7820W
45-06.998000N / 092-59.763033W
45.1166333 / -92.9960506
(estimated)
Elevation: 942 ft. / 287 m (estimated)
Variation: 03E (1985)
From city: 3 miles N of WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP, MN
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 55110

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 08/1945
Sectional chart: TWIN CITIES
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 0900-DUSK
GLIDERS USE RIGHT HAND TRAFFIC PATTERN.
Pattern altitude: 1742 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: PHONE REQ
FOR LIRL RWY 12/30 CALL 651-429-0315.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

UNICOM: 122.7
WX AWOS-3 at ANE (9 nm W): PHONE 763-780-9025
WX AWOS-3 at 21D (9 nm SE): 120.075 (651-779-5949)
WX ASOS at STP (11 nm S): PHONE 651-298-1410
WX ASOS at MIC (16 nm W): PHONE 763-531-2343
WX AWOS-3 at SGS (16 nm S): 119.425 (651-457-8120)
WX ASOS at MSP (17 nm SW): PHONE 612-725-0939
WX AWOS-3 at OEO (17 nm NE): 119.925 (715-294-3845)
WX AWOS-3 at RNH (19 nm E): 120.0 (715-246-3202)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
GEPr090/16.1GOPHER VORTAC117.3006E
MSPr036/16.7MINNEAPOLIS VOR/DME115.3002E
FCMr042/26.2FLYING CLOUD VOR/DME111.8006E
FGTr009/30.2FARMINGTON VORTAC115.7006E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HOPEY348/14.840003EPPI .--. .--. ..
OSCEOLA227/17.523301EOEO --- . ---
NEW RICHMOND263/19.725702ERNH .-. -. ....
AMERON248/28.227801EAHH .- .... ....
CAMBRIDGE154/28.735003ECBG -.-. -... --.
RUSH CITY181/34.928202EROS .-. --- ...
PRINCETON133/37.336803EPNM .--. -. --

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
Parking: hangars
Airframe service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 2000 x 75 ft. / 610 x 23 m
Surface: turf
Runway edge lights: low intensity
NSTD LIRL. LGTS ON SW SIDE OF RWY. NO LGTS ON NE SIDE OF RWY FOR GLIDER PULLOFF. THR LGTS ON RWY 12 & 30. THR LGTS ON FOUR CORNERS OF RWY.
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: tree, 600 ft. from runway, 16:1 slope to cleartrees, 70 ft. from runway, 1:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP
1281 HAMMOND RD
WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP, MN 55110
Phone 612-429-5827
Manager: WILLIAM F. SHORT
1281 HAMMOND RD
WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP, MN 55110
Phone 612-429-5827

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 35
Single engine airplanes: 25
Gliders airplanes: 10
    
Aircraft operations: avg 88/week
78% local general aviation
22% transient general aviation

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 6MN9.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KANE - Anoka County-Blaine Airport (Janes Field) (9 nm W)
21D - Lake Elmo Airport (9 nm SE)
KSTP - St. Paul Downtown Airport / Holman Field (11 nm S)
KMIC - Crystal Airport (16 nm W)
KSGS - South St Paul Municipal Airport-Richard E Fleming Field (16 nm S)
KMSP - Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport (17 nm SW)
KOEO - L O Simenstad Municipal Airport (17 nm NE)
KRNH - New Richmond Regional Airport (19 nm E)
 
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From to 6MN9

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3312:33
Sunrise07:0413:04
Sunset16:4822:48
Evening civil twilight17:1923:19

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Nov-2009 07:42:52
Local (UTC-6)  10-Nov-2009 01:42:52
 
METAR
KANE 
9nm W 
100715Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 01/M03 A3045 RMK AO2
KSTP 
11nm S 
100653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/M02 A3045 RMK AO2 SLP314 T00281017
KMIC 
15nm W 
100653Z 00000KT 10SM CLR M01/M03 A3044 RMK AO2 SLP312 T10061033
KOEO 
17nm NE 
100715Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M03/M04 A3047 RMK AO2
KMSP 
17nm SW 
100653Z 00000KT 10SM FEW250 03/M03 A3044 RMK AO2 SLP313 T00281028
KSGS 
17nm S 
100714Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 02/M03 A3045 RMK AO2 T00191028
KRNH 
20nm E 
100718Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M03/M04 A3046 RMK AO2 T10311039
TAF
KMSP 
17nm SW 
100520Z 1006/1112 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM101800 14006KT P6SM SKC FM102100 15008KT P6SM SCT250 FM110600 16010KT P6SM SCT110 BKN200
KRNH 
20nm E 
100520Z 1006/1106 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM101800 18007KT P6SM SKC FM110300 15008KT P6SM SCT250

 
 

Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Benson Airport

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN WHITE BEAR COUNTRY INN 1.9 70-71
AMERICINN WHITE BEAR LAKE 3.7 76-113
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES VADNAIS HEIGHTS 5.4 122-133
COUNTRY INN & SUITES BY CARLSON, ST PAUL NE, MN 5.6 88-158
DAYS INN MAPLEWOOD HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER 5.8 64-100

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Benson Airport

3 in Shoreview
5 in Stillwater
3 in Oakdale
2 in Mounds View
8 in Roseville
2 in Maplewood
2 in Blaine
1 in Saint Paul
6 in Woodbury
6 in Coon Rapids
6 in Hudson, WI
42 in Minneapolis
9 in Brooklyn Center
1 in South St Paul
2 in Mendota Heights
2 in Brooklyn Park
3 in Inver Grove Heights
 

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