# Ricks Field (65MN)

**Ricks Field** (FAA: 65MN) is a small airport in Wendell, Minnesota, United States. It opened in Dec 1978. It has one runway, 3,000 ft (914 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/65mn

## At a glance

- FAA: 65MN
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Wendell, Minnesota, United States
- Opened: Dec 1978
- Elevation: 1,100 ft / 335 m
- Coordinates: 45.9641, -96.1498
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 ft / 914 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61674104
- Weather station: KY63
- Ident: 65MN

## Timeline

- Dec 1978: Ricks Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| E/W | 3,000 ft / 914 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,000 ft / 914 m | =15,843 of 29,858 | =6,443 in North America | =5,447 in US |
| Elevation | 1,100 ft / 335 m | =16,179 of 43,403 | =7,102 in North America | =5,619 in US |
| Age | Opened 1978 | =7,719 of 15,079 | =5,716 in North America | =5,618 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [1MY1](https://dromopedia.com/airports/1my1.md) Carlson Agricultural Airport · 2.6 mi / 4.2 km
- [92MN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/92mn.md) Brutlag Farms Airport · 4.2 mi / 6.7 km
- [Y63](https://dromopedia.com/airports/y63.md) Elbow Lake Municipal - Pride of the Prairie Airport · 7.7 mi / 12 km
- [06Y](https://dromopedia.com/airports/06y.md) Herman Municipal Airport · 9.3 mi / 15 km
- [29MN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/29mn.md) Wetenkamp Airport · 11 mi / 18 km
- [MY68](https://dromopedia.com/airports/my68.md) Johnsons Aero Repair Airport · 17 mi / 28 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/65mn/data