Northbound Seaplane Base

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METAR: METAR KGPZ 050956Z AUTO 18004KT 9SM OVC005 M09/M11 A2970 RMK AO2 SLP088 T10941106 FZRANO

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: KGPZ (2.9 NM at True Heading of 13)
Visibility: 9SM
Flight Category: IFR
Altimeter: 1005.8
Temperature: -9.4 C (15.08 F)
Dewpoint: -10.6 C (12.92 F)

Location

Latitude: 
 47-09-23.0000N (47.156389)
Longitude: 
 093-31-26.0000W (-93.523889)
Elevation: 
 1273.0 feet MSL (388 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 0.1 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 05 N.M. S of Grand Papids, Minnesota
Found On: 
 Twin Cities Chart
FAA Region: 
 AGL

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
TONI BROSE
31708 LAPLANT RD
GRAND RAPIDS, MN 55744
(218) 259-4900		 RUSTY EICHORN
31708 LAPLANT RD
GRAND RAPIDS, MN 55744
218-244-1049

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Seaplane Base
Activation Date: 
 12/2000
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZMP (Minneapolis)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZMP (Minneapolis)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 2273 feet (693 m)

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

Unicom:  122.800

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 218
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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field: 
    FSS Name (ID):  Princeton(PNM)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 5MN6

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    3.2 Grand Rapids/Itasca County-Gordon Newstrom Field Airport
    (GPZ KGPZ GPZ)    		 10 10 100LL, Jet A
    31.1 Range Regional Airport
    (HIB KHIB HIB)    		 63 64 100LL, Jet A
    37.0 Aitkin Municipal/Steve Kurtz Field Airport
    (KAIT AIT)    		 189 189 100LL, Jet A
    44.8 Eveleth/Virginia Municipal Airport
    (EVM KEVM EVM)    		 68 69 100LL, Jet A
    44.8 Backus Municipal Airport
    (7Y3)    		 244 243 100LL, MOGAS
    45.8 Walker Municipal Airport
    (Y49)    		 270 269 100LL
    46.0 Sky Harbor Seaplane Base
    (9Y5)    		 67 68 100LL
    51.6 Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport
    (BRD KBRD BRD)    		 209 209 100LL, Jet A
    52.4 Cook Municipal Airport
    (KCQM CQM)    		 39 40 100LL, Jet A
    53.5 Nary Ntl-Shefland Field Airport
    (5MN1)    		 284 283 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
    57.6 Duluth International Airport
    (DLH KDLH DLH)    		 108 109 100LL, Jet A, JP-8
    58.2 Orr Regional Airport
    (KORB ORB)    		 27 28 100LL, Jet A
    61.2 Bemidji Regional Airport
    (BJI KBJI BJI)    		 290 289 100LL, Jet A
    61.4 Moberg Air Base Seaplane Base
    (MY63)    		 290 289 100LL, MOGAS
    64.0 Tower Municipal Airport
    (12D)    		 51 52 100LL
    64.9 Richard I Bong Airport
    (SUW KSUW SUW)    		 115 116 100LL, Jet A
    65.2 Park Rapids Municipal/Konshok Field Airport
    (PKD KPKD PKD)    		 256 255 100LL
    72.9 Richard B Helgeson Airport
    (KTWM TWM)    		 94 96 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
    76.6 Mora Municipal Airport
    (KJMR JMR)    		 172 172 100LL, Jet A
    78.7 Scotts Seaplane Base
    (KCDD CDD)    		 31 32 100LL, MOGAS

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
    E111 PRVDD CLEAR 20:1 APCHS & REFERENCE FAR91.115 RIGHT OF WAY RULES, WATER OPNS.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 13W/31W
    Longest Runway: 13W/31W is 5000 ft (1524 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    5MN6 Seaplane Base Runway Details

    Waterway 13W/31W  5000 ft x 500 ft (1524 m x 152 m)
    Surface:  Water - No special surface treatment

    Waterway 13W

    Runway 31W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 None
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 None
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, MOGAS
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Tiedowns available

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