National Register of Historic Places

Carleton Airport

Stanton, Goodhue County, Minnesota
Listed
July 20, 2004
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
04000722

About this property

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. 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. 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). 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. Aerial photo as of 17 April 1991 from USGS The National Map via MSR Maps FAA Terminal Procedures for SYN, effective July 9, 2026 FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days

Location

1235 MN 19
Stanton, Goodhue County, Minnesota
44.47449, -93.01555

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Carleton Airport was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 20, 2004.

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