AirNav: 6NE8 - Hoppy's Airport

6NE8

Hoppy's Airport
Benkelman, Nebraska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

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 -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving 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
HCTr222/36.8		HAYES CENTER VORTAC		117.70		11E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions:	2600 x 100 ft. / 792 x 30 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 15	RUNWAY 33
Traffic pattern:	right	left
Obstructions:	pline, 5290 ft. from runway	pline, 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 City-County Airport (28 nm SE)
2V5 - Wray Municipal Airport (31 nm W)
KHEQ - Holyoke Airport (43 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 10-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:39	13:39
Sunrise	07:09	14:09
Sunset	16:39	23:39
Evening civil twilight	17:09	00:09

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	10-Jan-2026 22:37:18
Local (UTC-7)	10-Jan-2026 15:37:18

METAR

KSYF 22nm SW	102215Z AUTO 32024G30KT 10SM CLR 09/M10 A3032 RMK AO2 PK WND 33032/25
KIML 26nm N	102153Z AUTO 31020G34KT 10SM FEW120 09/M09 A3028 RMK AO2 PK WND 31041/2101 SLP279 T00891094
K2V5 31nm W	102215Z AUTO 31023G31KT 10SM CLR 09/M10 A3034 RMK AO2
KHEQ 43nm NW	102215Z AUTO 33022G28KT 10SM CLR 08/M09 A3032 RMK AO2
KGLD 44nm S	102153Z AUTO 33021G34KT 10SM CLR 09/M11 A3031 RMK AO2 PK WND 32038/2140 SLP284 T00891111

TAF

KGLD 44nm S	101720Z 1018/1118 31020G30KT P6SM SKC FM110000 31011KT P6SM SKC WS002/32045KT FM110800 29009KT P6SM SKC
KMCK 46nm E	101720Z 1018/1118 30018G28KT P6SM FEW250 FM110000 30007KT P6SM FEW250 WS002/33040KT FM110900 28009KT P6SM FEW250

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