Stanton Airfield
Stanton Airfield | |||||||||||||||
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 The airfield seen from Minnesota State Highway 19 in 2021 | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Stanton Sport Aviation, Inc. | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Stanton, Minnesota | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 920 ft / 280 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°28′32″N 093°00′59″W / 44.47556°N 93.01639°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | StantonAirfield.com | ||||||||||||||
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  SYN Location of airport in Minnesota  SYN SYN (the United States) | |||||||||||||||
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Stanton Airfield (IATA: SYN, ICAO: KSYN, FAA LID: SYN) is a public use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) east of the central business district of Stanton, in Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States. The airport is privately owned by Stanton Sport Aviation, Inc.[2]
History
[edit]Carleton Airport has been in operation since 1942, when Carleton College bought a farm to use as an airport to train pilots for World War II. In 1944, the college leased the field to Triangle Aviation, operated by Malcolm and Margaret Manuel, which eventually bought the airport in 1955. In 1990, Stanton Sport Aviation was formed to purchase the airport. The airport was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[3]
Facilities and aircraft
[edit]Stanton Airfield covers an area of 158 acres (64 ha) at an elevation of 920 feet (280 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with turf surfaces: 9/27 is 1,970 by 180 feet (600 x 55 m) and 18/36 is 2,550 by 200 feet (777 x 61 m).[2]
For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2007, the airport had 15,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 41 per day. At that time there were 47 aircraft based at this airport: 36% single-engine and 64% glider.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Stanton Airfield" (PDF). Airport Directory. Minnesota DOT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for SYN PDF, effective 2009-07-02.
- ^ Stanton Airfield: History Archived 2008-09-19 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- Stanton Airfield
- Aerial photo as of 17 April 1991 from USGS The National Map via MSR Maps
- FAA Terminal Procedures for SYN, effective November 28, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for SYN
- AirNav airport information for KSYN
- ASN accident history for SYN
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
- Airports in Minnesota
- Transportation in Goodhue County, Minnesota
- Buildings and structures in Goodhue County, Minnesota
- Airports on the National Register of Historic Places
- Transportation buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota
- World War II on the National Register of Historic Places
- National Register of Historic Places in Goodhue County, Minnesota
- 1942 establishments in Minnesota