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65MN Ricks Field Airport
Wendell, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 JUNE 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 65MN
Lat/Long: 45-57-50.8560N 096-08-59.2110W
45-57.847600N 096-08.986850W
45.9641267,-96.1497808
(estimated)
Elevation: 1100 ft. / 335 m (estimated)
Variation: 05E (1985)
From city: 5 miles SW of WENDELL, MN
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 56590

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 12/1978
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at Y63 (7 nm E): 118.075 (218-685-6456)
WX AWOS-3PT at FFM (19 nm N): 119.05 (218-736-7216)
WX AWOS-3 at ETH (20 nm SW): 118.775 (320-563-4975)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FFMr174/19.5FERGUS FALLS VOR/DME110.4005E
MOXr337/25.1MORRIS VOR/DME109.6005E
AXNr264/38.3ALEXANDRIA VOR/DME115.9507E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway E/W

Dimensions: 3000 x 100 ft. / 914 x 30 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY E  RUNWAY W
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: DON E. RICKS
28460 240TH ST
NORCROSS, MN 56274
Phone 612-284-2420
Manager: WYATT RICKS
28460 240TH ST
NORCROSS, MN 56274
Phone 612-284-2420

Additional Remarks

- DO NOT CHART PER MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
- FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 65MN.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

Y63 - Elbow Lake Municipal/Pride of the Prairie Airport (7 nm E)
KFFM - Fergus Falls Regional Airport (19 nm N)
KETH - Wheaton Municipal Airport (20 nm SW)
KMOX - Morris Municipal Airport - Charlie Schmidt Field (25 nm S)
KBWP - Harry Stern Airport (25 nm NW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 19-Jun-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:5609:56
Sunrise05:3410:34
Sunset21:1702:17
Evening civil twilight21:5602:56

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  19-Jun-2026 12:25:41
Local (UTC-5)  19-Jun-2026 07:25:41
 
METAR
KY63 
7nm E 		191155Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM -RA OVC070 13/12 A2995 RMK AO2 P0010 60013 70013 T01320123 10144 20121
KFFM 
18nm N 		191155Z AUTO 33007KT 6SM -RA BR BKN065 BKN075 14/14 A2993 RMK AO2 P0005
TAF
KAXN 
32nm E 		191132Z 1912/2012 VRB03KT P6SM -SHRA BKN060 TEMPO 1912/1915 5SM -SHRA BR FM191500 23006KT P6SM SCT060 FM191900 28013G24KT P6SM SCT050 BKN150 PROB30 1920/1923 4SM -TSRA BR OVC050CB FM200200 31006KT P6SM SKC
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