Steam Boat Bay Seaplane Base

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Location

Latitude: 
 46-23-52.3000N (46.397861)
Longitude: 
 094-22-15.6000W (-94.371)
Elevation: 
 1197.0 feet MSL (365 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 0.7 E (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 04 N.M. W of East Gull Lake, Minnesota
Found On: 
 Twin Cities Chart
FAA Region: 
 AGL

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
CARL BENJAMIN THURINGER
11266 PINE BEACH PENINSULA RD
BRAINERD, MN 56401-2080
218-855-5910		 CARL BENJAMIN THURINGER
11266 PINE BEACH PENINSULA RD
BRAINERD, MN 56401-2080
218-855-5910

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Seaplane Base
Activation Date: 
 12/2014
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): 
 2197 feet (670 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 PNM
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:  122.900

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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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 M16

    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
    9.8 Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport
    (BRD KBRD BRD)    		 87 87 100LL, Jet A
    26.4 Backus Municipal Airport
    (7Y3)    		 347 346 100LL, MOGAS
    26.9 Little Falls/Morrison County-Lindbergh Field Airport
    (KLXL LXL)    		 177 176 100LL, MOGAS
    30.1 Aitkin Municipal/Steve Kurtz Field Airport
    (KAIT AIT)    		 72 72 100LL, Jet A
    34.9 Wadena Municipal Airport
    (KADC ADC)    		 275 274 100LL
    36.6 Todd Field Airport
    (14Y)    		 215 214 100LL
    41.8 Park Rapids Municipal/Konshok Field Airport
    (PKD KPKD PKD)    		 316 315 100LL
    47.1 Walker Municipal Airport
    (Y49)    		 346 345 100LL
    52.6 Perham Municipal Airport
    (16D)    		 284 282 100LL
    52.7 St Cloud Regional Airport
    (STC KSTC STC)    		 165 165 100LL, Jet A
    53.2 Alexandria Regional/Chandler Field Airport
    (AXN KAXN AXN)    		 233 232 100LL, Jet A
    54.8 Mora Municipal Airport
    (KJMR JMR)    		 123 123 100LL, Jet A
    59.5 Princeton Municipal Airport
    (KPNM PNM)    		 147 147 100LL
    59.6 Leaders Clear Lake Airport
    (8Y6)    		 163 163 100LL
    60.1 Glenwood Municipal Airport
    (KGHW GHW)    		 221 220 100LL
    60.2 Grand Rapids/Itasca County-Gordon Newstrom Field Airport
    (GPZ KGPZ GPZ)    		 35 35 100LL, Jet A
    61.2 Nary Ntl-Shefland Field Airport
    (5MN1)    		 343 342 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
    67.3 Detroit Lakes/Wething Field Airport
    (DTL KDTL DTL)    		 292 290 100LL, Jet A
    68.4 Cambridge Municipal Airport
    (KCBG CBG)    		 137 137 100LL, Jet A
    70.1 Moberg Air Base Seaplane Base
    (MY63)    		 340 339 100LL, MOGAS

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 18W/36W
    Longest Runway: 18W/36W is 7657 ft (2334 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    M16 Seaplane Base Runway Details

    Waterway 18W/36W  7657 ft x 725 ft (2334 m x 221 m)
    Runway Length Source:  FAA as of 05/02/2012
    Surface:  Water - No special surface treatment

    Waterway 18W

    Runway 36W
    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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