# Hoppy's Airport (6NE8)

**Hoppy's Airport** (FAA: 6NE8) is a small airport in Benkelman, Nebraska, United States. It opened in May 1977. It has one runway, 2,600 ft (793 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/6ne8

## At a glance

- FAA: 6NE8
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Benkelman, Nebraska, United States
- Opened: May 1977
- Elevation: 3,227 ft / 984 m
- Coordinates: 40.0869, -101.5690
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,600 ft / 793 m
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35266153
- Weather station: KSYF
- Ident: 6NE8

## Timeline

- May 1977: Hoppy's Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15/33 | 2,600 ft / 793 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,600 ft / 793 m | =19,572 of 29,858 | =8,307 in North America | =7,090 in US |
| Elevation | 3,227 ft / 984 m | #4,939 of 43,403 | #2,526 in North America | #1,958 in US |
| Age | Opened 1977 | =7,544 of 15,079 | =5,572 in North America | =5,476 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [42V](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k42v.md) Jones Airport · 2.3 mi / 3.7 km
- [5KS8](https://dromopedia.com/airports/5ks8.md) Jack Poore Airport · 22 mi / 35 km
- [5K0](https://dromopedia.com/airports/5k0.md) Bressler Field · 24 mi / 38 km
- [KSYF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksyf.md) Cheyenne County Municipal Airport · 26 mi / 41 km
- [00IG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/00ig.md) Goltl Airport · 27 mi / 43 km
- [IML](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiml.md) Imperial Municipal Airport · 29 mi / 47 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/6ne8/data