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6NE8 Hoppy's Airport
Benkelman, Nebraska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 6NE8
Lat/Long: 40-05-12.9790N 101-34-07.6020W
40-05.216317N 101-34.126700W
40.0869386,-101.5687783
(estimated)
Elevation: 3227 ft. / 983.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 09E (1985)
From city: 3 miles NW of BENKELMAN, NE
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 69021

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 05/1977
Control tower: no
ARTCC: DENVER CENTER
FSS: COLUMBUS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: IREG
Wind indicator: no
Segmented circle: no

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
HCTr222/36.8HAYES CENTER VORTAC117.7011E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 2600 x 100 ft. / 792 x 30 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Obstructions: pline, 5290 ft. from runwaypline, 1242 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: RANDALL J. RAILE
P.O. BOX 684
BENKELMAN, NE 69021
Phone (308) 423-5899
RENCHCO-YEAR ROUND-PRIVATE USE.
Manager: RANDALL J. RAILE
P.O. BOX 684
BENKELMAN, NE 69021
Phone (308) 423-5899

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 6NE8.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSYF - Cheyenne County Municipal Airport (22 nm SW)
KIML - Imperial Municipal Airport (26 nm N)
KADT - Atwood/Rawlins County Airport (28 nm SE)
KRYA - Wray Municipal Airport (31 nm W)
KHEQ - Holyoke Airport (43 nm NW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Oct-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2512:25
Sunrise06:5212:52
Sunset18:1500:15
Evening civil twilight18:4300:43

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Oct-2026 07:57:16
Local (UTC-6)  09-Oct-2026 01:57:16
 
METAR
KSYF 
22nm SW 		090735Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM CLR 12/07 A3002 RMK AO2
KIML 
26nm N 		090753Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/07 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP129 T01170067
KADT 
28nm SE 		090735Z AUTO 27006KT 10SM CLR 13/09 A3000 RMK AO2
KRYA 
31nm W 		090735Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM CLR 11/05 A3003 RMK AO2
KHEQ 
43nm NW 		090735Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 09/07 A3001 RMK AO2 T00920070 $
KGLD 
44nm S 		090753Z AUTO 23007KT 10SM CLR 17/07 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP119 T01670067
TAF
KGLD 
44nm S 		090520Z 0906/1006 22010KT P6SM SKC FM091800 19017G25KT P6SM SKC FM100300 19017G28KT P6SM SKC WS004/20045KT
KMCK 
46nm E 		090520Z 0906/1006 22007KT P6SM SKC FM091900 19012G19KT P6SM SKC FM100200 18012G25KT P6SM FEW250 WS004/19040KT
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