# Benson Airport (6MN9)

**Benson Airport** (FAA: 6MN9) is a small airport in White Bear Township, Minnesota, United States. It opened in Aug 1945. It has one runway, 2,000 ft (610 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/6mn9

## At a glance

- FAA: 6MN9
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: White Bear Township, Minnesota, United States
- Opened: Aug 1945
- Elevation: 942 ft / 287 m
- Coordinates: 45.1166, -92.9960
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,000 ft / 610 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35246687
- Weather station: K21D
- Ident: 6MN9

## Timeline

- Aug 1945: Benson Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 2,000 ft / 610 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,000 ft / 610 m | =24,247 of 29,858 | =11,669 in North America | =10,238 in US |
| Elevation | 942 ft / 287 m | =18,701 of 43,403 | =8,447 in North America | =6,810 in US |
| Age | Opened 1945 | =2,524 of 15,079 | =1,492 in North America | =1,440 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [MN24](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mn24.md) Surfside Airport · 6.3 mi / 10 km
- [MY18](https://dromopedia.com/airports/my18.md) Lino Air Park · 8.2 mi / 13 km
- [25D](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k25d.md) Forest Lake Airport · 9.1 mi / 15 km
- [KANE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kane.md) Anoka County-Blaine (Janes Field) Airport · 11 mi / 17 km
- [21D](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k21d.md) Lake Elmo Airport · 11 mi / 17 km
- [STP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kstp.md) Saint Paul Downtown Holman Field · 13 mi / 21 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/6mn9/data