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Benson Airport (6MN9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 9:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KANE), 6MN9 is currently VFR with winds from 270° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Benson Airport in White Bear Township, MN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KANE): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Benson Airport (6MN9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around White Bear Township, MN at a field elevation of 942 ft. 6MN9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KANE, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMSP.

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VFR
Observed 0235Z (9:35 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KANE, 9.3 nm away.

Wind
270° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.92"
Temp / Dew
55°F / 13°C
dew 55°F / 13°C

Wind from the west (270°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 1,200 ft, scattered clouds at 7,000 ft, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 29.92 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KANE 290235Z AUTO 27004KT 10SM FEW012 SCT070 13/13 A2992 RMK AO2 T01300129

What changed at KANE (nearest station)?

Since the 0215Z (9:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • The 7,000 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.

Current pilot readout for 6MN9

Based on the nearest station (KANE), 6MN9 is currently VFR with winds from 270° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (30). Density altitude is approximately 950 ft (field elevation 942 ft). 6MN9 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMSP, about 17 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
30FAV3 kt head2 kt left
123 kt tail2 kt right

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6MN9 runways

1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 12/30
    2,000 × 75 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 6MN9
    Wind
    12
    3 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    30
    3 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
091802Z10Z02Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 5→4 kt, ceiling 1,600 ft → unlimited.

6MN9 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 6MN9

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP0222Z (9:22 PM CDT) · 22 NM SW of 6MN9 · 5,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
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MSP UA /OV MSP210005/TM 0222/FL050/TP CRJ7/SK OVC027 T038
MSP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MSP210005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0222Reported at 02:22 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC027 T038Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP0158Z (8:58 PM CDT) · 26 NM SW of 6MN9 · 2,300 ft MSL · BE20
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FCM UA /OV DURD/TM 0158/FL023/TP BE20/SK OVC023/IC NEG/RM LAYERS BELOW
FCM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DURDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0158Reported at 01:58 UTC.
FL023Altitude: 2,300 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC023Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM LAYERS BELOWRemarks.
PIREP0113Z (8:13 PM CDT) · 10 NM W of 6MN9 · during descent · C310
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ANE UA /OV ANE270001/TM 0113/FL010/TP C310/SK OVC018/RM B018-TOPUNKN DURD RY09
ANE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ANE270001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0113Reported at 01:13 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP C310Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC018Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM B018-TOPUNKN DURD RY09Remarks.
PIREP0107Z (8:07 PM CDT) · 14 NM SW of 6MN9 · 2,000 ft MSL · B38M
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MSP UA /OV MSP360003/TM 0107/FL020/TP B38M/SK OVC020-TOP100
MSP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MSP360003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0107Reported at 01:07 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC020-TOP100Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP0042Z (7:42 PM CDT) · 52 NM NW of 6MN9 · 4,500 ft MSL · C25B
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STC UA /OV STC/TM 0042/FL045/TP C25B/SK UNKN024-TOP034/TA 08/IC NEG
STC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV STCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0042Reported at 00:42 UTC.
FL045Altitude: 4,500 ft MSL.
TP C25BAircraft type reporting.
SK UNKN024-TOP034Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 08Outside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP0041Z (7:41 PM CDT) · 82 NM S of 6MN9 · during descent · LJ75
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RST UA /OV RST/TM 0041/FL130/TP LJ75/TA UNKN/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURD
RST UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RSTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0041Reported at 00:41 UTC.
FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.
TP LJ75Aircraft type reporting.
TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP0041Z (7:41 PM CDT) · 29 NM NW of 6MN9 · 12,000 ft MSL · A332
continuous light turbulence
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CBG UA /OV CBG/TM 0041/FL120/TP A332/SK UNKN-TOP110/TB CONS LGT
CBG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CBGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0041Reported at 00:41 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP A332Aircraft type reporting.
SK UNKN-TOP110Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.
PIREP0019Z (7:19 PM CDT) · 8 NM W of 6MN9 · 1,000 ft MSL · PC12
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ANE UA /OV ANE090001/TM 0019/FL010/TP PC12/SK OVC015/RM OVC015-TOPUNKN RY 27
ANE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ANE090001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0019Reported at 00:19 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC015Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM OVC015-TOPUNKN RY 27Remarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 6MN9

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KANE reported a mix of conditions, most often IFR across 46 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 24%MVFR 37%IFR 39%
Wind avg/max: 6/15 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 5

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 73%MVFR 12%IFR 15%
Wind avg/max: 7/15 kt
Max gust: 22 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: 1 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 22

Most recent change: IFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

12
57%
30
43%

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Live crosswind meter

6MN9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KANE, 9.3 nm away.

N30124 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 33° off runway 30, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Benson Airport (6MN9)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Fuel
100LL
Attended
Daily ON CALL local
Transient parking
Hangars
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
6MN9
City
White Bear Township
State
Minnesota
Country
United States
Elevation
942 ft
Coordinates
45.1166, -92.9960
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KANE
TAF
Nearest KMSP
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
20h 13m

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Pilot PIREPs for Benson Airport (6MN9)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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