AirNav: 6NE8 - Hoppy's Airport

6NE8

Hoppy's Airport
Benkelman, Nebraska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 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 -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 12-Mar-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:37	12:37
Sunrise	07:04	13:04
Sunset	18:49	00:49
Evening civil twilight	19:16	01:16

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	12-Mar-2026 06:07:30
Local (UTC-6)	12-Mar-2026 00:07:30

METAR

KSYF 22nm SW	120555Z AUTO 20007KT 10SM CLR M04/M16 A3031 RMK AO2 10088 21043
KIML 26nm N	120553Z AUTO 22009KT 10SM CLR M02/M13 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP272 T10221133 10083 21033 58014
KADT 28nm SE	120555Z AUTO 22006KT 10SM CLR 00/M11 A3037 RMK AO2 T10041110 10096 21023
K2V5 31nm W	120555Z AUTO 22009KT 10SM CLR 00/M15 A3030 RMK AO2
KHEQ 43nm NW	120555Z AUTO 24010KT 10SM CLR M02/M11 A3027 RMK AO2
KGLD 44nm S	120553Z AUTO 22008KT 10SM CLR 00/M16 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP279 T00001156 10083 21039 58013

TAF

KGLD 44nm S	120520Z 1206/1306 22012KT P6SM SKC FM121000 22012G22KT P6SM SKC WS010/22045KT FM121800 24015G25KT P6SM SKC FM122000 25024G40KT P6SM SCT230 FM130000 26015KT P6SM SKC FM130200 30013KT P6SM FEW230
KMCK 46nm E	120520Z 1206/1306 20007KT P6SM SKC FM120800 22009KT P6SM SKC WS007/22045KT FM121500 23015G35KT P6SM SKC FM121800 27020G35KT P6SM FEW230 FM122100 26028G40KT P6SM FEW230 FM130100 31016KT P6SM FEW250

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