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 |
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| GEPr090/16.1 | | GOPHER VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 06E |
| MSPr036/16.7 | | MINNEAPOLIS VOR/DME | | 115.30 | | 02E |
| FCMr042/26.2 | | FLYING CLOUD VOR/DME | | 111.80 | | 06E |
| FGTr009/30.2 | | FARMINGTON VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 06E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| HOPEY | | 348/14.8 | | 400 | | 03E | | PPI | .--. .--. .. |
| OSCEOLA | | 227/17.5 | | 233 | | 01E | | OEO | --- . --- |
| NEW RICHMOND | | 263/19.7 | | 257 | | 02E | | RNH | .-. -. .... |
| AMERON | | 248/28.2 | | 278 | | 01E | | AHH | .- .... .... |
| CAMBRIDGE | | 154/28.7 | | 350 | | 03E | | CBG | -.-. -... --. |
| RUSH CITY | | 181/34.9 | | 282 | | 02E | | ROS | .-. --- ... |
| PRINCETON | | 133/37.3 | | 368 | | 03E | | PNM | .--. -. -- |
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: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | tree, 600 ft. from runway, 16:1 slope to clear | | trees, 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 |
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| 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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| Sectional chart |
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Times for 30-Nov-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:57 | | 12:57 |
| Sunrise | | 07:30 | | 13:30 |
| Sunset | | 16:31 | | 22:31 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:04 | | 23:04 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Nov-2009 16:38:10 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 30-Nov-2009 10:38:10 |
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| METAR |
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KANE
9nm W | 301559Z 22006KT 12SM FEW200 02/M02 A2985
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KSTP
11nm S | 301553Z 22005KT 10SM CLR 02/M03 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP127 T00171033
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KMIC
15nm W | 301553Z 22007KT 10SM CLR 02/M03 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP116 T00171028
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KOEO
17nm NE | 301615Z AUTO 22007KT 10SM BKN070 01/M02 A2986 RMK AO2
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KMSP
17nm SW | 301553Z 22011G16KT 10SM FEW070 SCT250 01/M04 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP126 T00061039
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KSGS
17nm S | 301614Z AUTO 21007KT 10SM CLR 02/M02 A2987 RMK AO2 T00211025
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KRNH
20nm E | 301618Z AUTO 21013KT 10SM SCT075 00/M02 A2985 RMK AO2 T00031019
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KMSP
17nm SW | 301132Z 3012/0118 22008KT P6SM SCT045 BKN090 FM301600 25013KT P6SM BKN045 OVC080 FM010000 27008KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250 FM010900 19004KT P6SM BKN250 FM011500 16008KT P6SM BKN150
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KRNH
20nm E | 301132Z 3012/0112 22008KT P6SM SCT040 BKN090 FM301600 23012KT P6SM SCT045 OVC070 FM301900 25014KT 6SM BR VCSH BKN040 OVC060 FM302200 26011KT P6SM BKN045 OVC070 FM010100 27007KT P6SM SCT050 FM010800 20003KT P6SM SCT250
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