Mckeen Seaplane Base

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Location

Latitude: 
 45-04-22.4200N (45.072894)
Longitude: 
 094-04-10.8600W (-94.069683)
Elevation: 
 1020.0 feet MSL (311 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 0.5 E (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 01 N.M. N of Howard Lake, Minnesota
Found On: 
 Twin Cities Chart
FAA Region: 
 AGL

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
CHARLES D. MCKEEN
4894 ITEN AVE. SW
HOWARD LAKE, MN 55349
612-803-7844		 CHARLES D. MCKEEN
4894 ITEN AVE. SW
HOWARD LAKE, MN 55349
612-803-7844

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Seaplane Base
Activation Date: 
 03/2019
Control tower: 
 No
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZMP (Minneapolis)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZMP (Minneapolis)
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 2020 feet (616 m)

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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 6MN3

    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
    7.1 Winsted Municipal Airport
    (10D)    		 178 178 100LL
    10.4 Maple Lake Municipal-Bill Mavencamp Sr Field Airport
    (KMGG MGG)    		 19 19 100LL
    18.4 Hutchinson Municipal/Butler Field Airport
    (KHCD HCD)    		 226 225 100LL, Jet A
    18.6 Litchfield Municipal Airport
    (KLJF LJF)    		 274 273 100LL
    22.7 Leaders Clear Lake Airport
    (8Y6)    		 10 10 100LL
    28.4 St Cloud Regional Airport
    (STC KSTC STC)    		 0 360 100LL, Jet A
    29.8 Flying Cloud Airport
    (FCM KFCM FCM)    		 119 119 100LL, Jet A
    30.3 Crystal Airport
    (MIC KMIC MIC)    		 90 90 100LL, Jet A
    34.2 Hector Municipal Airport
    (1D6)    		 233 232 100LL
    35.1 Princeton Municipal Airport
    (KPNM PNM)    		 33 33 100LL
    36.7 Anoka County/Blaine (Janes Field) Airport
    (KANE ANE)    		 82 82 100LL, Jet A
    37.8 Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport
    (MSP KMSP MSP)    		 107 107 100LL, Jet A, Jet A++
    40.4 Surfside Seaplane Base
    (8Y4)    		 82 82 100LL
    43.6 St Paul Downtown Holman Field Airport
    (STP KSTP STP)    		 100 100 100LL, Jet A
    44.6 Olivia Regional Airport
    (KOVL OVL)    		 246 245 100LL
    44.7 Airlake Airport
    (KLVN LVN)    		 126 126 100LL, Jet A
    44.7 Cambridge Municipal Airport
    (KCBG CBG)    		 49 49 100LL, Jet A
    45.0 Willmar Municipal/John L Rice Field Airport
    (ILL KBDH BDH)    		 273 272 100LL, Jet A
    45.9 South St Paul Municipal/Richard E Fleming Field Airport
    (KSGS SGS)    		 106 106 100LL, Jet A, UL94
    46.7 Forest Lake Airport
    (25D)    		 76 76 100LL

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    Remarks

    A110-1 OWNER DESIRES ARPT BE CHARTED.
    A15 EMAIL ADDRESS: CHUCK.MCKEEN@GMAIL.COM (ALL LOWER CASE)

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 14W/32W
    Longest Runway: 14W/32W is 5500 ft (1676 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    6MN3 Airport Runway Details

    Waterway 14W/32W  5500 ft x 400 ft (1676 m x 122 m)
    Runway Length Source:  STATE as of 02/14/2019
    Surface:  Water - No special surface treatment

    Waterway 14W

    Runway 32W
    Latitude: 
    		 45-04-41.4830N 45-04-03.3480N
    Longitude: 
    		 094-04-38.1330W 094-03-43.5820W
    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
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Tiedowns available

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