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6MN9

Benson Airport

White Bear Township, MinnesotaElevation 942 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KSTP · 11 NM S · 55 min old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

Heat AdvisoryModerate · Expected · Likely
27 0200Z to 28 0100Z
Hennepin; Anoka; Ramsey; Washington; Carver; Scott; Dakota
* WHAT...Heat index values up to 100 expected Monday afternoon. * WHERE...Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

Alerts from the National Weather Service. For situational awareness only; always confirm against an official briefing.

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KSTP
WIND
140@4
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind from 220° at 6 kt, visibility 9 SM, temperature 27.8C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests monday patchy smoke, high near 92F, low near 67F, 11% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Thursday: Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Monday Patchy Smoke 92/67 WNW 13 kt – 11%
Tuesday Sunny 88/68 SE 4 kt – 2%
Wednesday Sunny 91/70 S 4 kt – 5%
Thursday Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 90/68 S 4 kt – 53% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 83/65 ENE 4 kt – 53%
Saturday Mostly Sunny 85/64 NNW 4 kt – 13%
Sunday Sunny 86 ESE 4 kt – 5%

Source: National Weather Service (office MPX). Forecast issued 0848Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for 6MN9. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 2,000 ft

12/30
Dimensions
2,000 x 75 ft
Surface
Turf
RWY 12
Traffic patternLeft
RWY 30
Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
942 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0146Z 8:46 PM
Sunrise
1051Z 5:51 AM
Loggable night
0220Z (9:20 PM local) → 1016Z (5:16 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0146Z (8:46 PM local) → 1051Z (5:51 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0246Z (9:46 PM local) → 0951Z (4:51 AM local)
1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Benson Airport is in White Bear Township, Minnesota. Field elevation 942 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
OwnershipPublicly owned
UsePrivate use
TypeSmall airport
ManagerDARRYL LEMIRE
Manager phone651-295-1572
AttendedDaily, ON CALL
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA6MN9
SectionalTWIN CITIES
Center (ARTCC)MINNEAPOLIS
Flight service (AFSS)PRINCETON
RegionMinnesota
CountryUnited States
Coordinates45.1166, -92.9960
Distance from city3 NM N
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Fuel100LL
Control towerNon-towered
UNICOM122.700
FREQUENCIES

Communications

122.700
UNICOM
UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

6MN9 traffic patterns

2026-06-14 to 2026-07-25, 14 days observed · data 2026-07-25

Medium confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0.7
AVG OPS/DAY
1.8
Operations trend (10 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Jun

FLEET MIX
Piston single 76%Unknown 24%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›C172 (Piston single) · ~5 landings/mo
›UNKN (Unknown) · ~3 landings/mo
›C152 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›HUSK (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›MA5 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›C172 (Piston single)
›UNKN (Unknown)
›MA5 (Piston single)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)
›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.
›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.
›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.
›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.
NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

6MN9 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KSTP (11 NM S, VFR).

KSTP Saint Paul Downtown Holman Field
11 NM S
VFR
KMIC Crystal Airport
16 NM W
VFR
KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field
17 NM SW
VFR
KOEO L O Simenstad Municipal Airport
17 NM NE
VFR
KRNH New Richmond Regional Airport
19 NM E
IFR
KFCM Flying Cloud Airport
26 NM SW
MVFR
AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS APCH AT 612-713-4016.
›FOR SVC CALL AMGR.
›NGT OPS & GLDR ACT NA.
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗6MN9 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 6MN9 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 6MN9. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 6MN9 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 6MN9. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 6MN9?
6MN9 sits at 942 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 6MN9?
No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.
This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.