Gunflint Lodge Seaplane Base

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Location

Latitude: 
 48-05-07.0000N (48.085278)
Longitude: 
 090-45-01.0000W (-90.750278)
Elevation: 
 1545.0 feet MSL (471 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 2.5 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 26 N.M. NW of Grand Marais, Minnesota
Found On: 
 Green Bay Chart
FAA Region: 
 AGL

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
JOHN FREDRIKSON
143 S GUNFLINT LAKE RD
GRAND MARAIS, MN 55604
218-388-0501		 JOHN FREDRIKSON
143 S GUNFLINT LAKE RD
GRAND MARAIS, MN 55604
218-388-0501

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Seaplane Base
Activation Date: 
 11/2023
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): 
 2545 feet (776 m)

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 M56

    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
    46.1 Ely Municipal Airport
    (LYU KELO ELO)    		 250 252 100LL, Jet A
    56.9 Silver Bay Municipal Airport
    (KBFW BFW)    		 208 210 80, 100LL
    63.8 Tower Municipal Airport
    (12D)    		 256 257 100LL
    70.2 Scotts Seaplane Base
    (KCDD CDD)    		 279 280 100LL, MOGAS
    74.1 Richard B Helgeson Airport
    (KTWM TWM)    		 213 215 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
    79.5 Cook Municipal Airport
    (KCQM CQM)    		 259 260 100LL, Jet A
    79.5 Sky Harbor Seaplane Base
    (9Y5)    		 241 242 100LL
    80.8 Eveleth/Virginia Municipal Airport
    (EVM KEVM EVM)    		 241 242 100LL, Jet A
    84.6 Orr Regional Airport
    (KORB ORB)    		 267 268 100LL, Jet A
    93.2 Ontonagon County/Schuster Field Airport
    (KOGM OGM)    		 142 145 100LL
    94.1 Range Regional Airport
    (HIB KHIB HIB)    		 244 245 100LL, Jet A
    94.8 Duluth International Airport
    (DLH KDLH DLH)    		 218 219 100LL, Jet A, JP-8
    96.8 Gogebic/Iron County Airport
    (IWD KIWD IWD)    		 164 167 100LL, Jet A
    100.0 Richard I Bong Airport
    (SUW KSUW SUW)    		 213 214 100LL, Jet A

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    Remarks

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    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 08W/26W
    Longest Runway: 08W/26W is 6000 ft (1829 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    M56 Airport Runway Details

    Waterway 08W/26W  6000 ft x 100 ft (1829 m x 30 m)
    Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 11/09/2023
    Surface:  Water - No special surface treatment

    Waterway 08W

    Runway 26W
    Elevation: 
    		 1545.0 1545.0
    Latitude: 
    		 48-05-32.1270N 48-05-42.8020N
    Longitude: 
    		 090-45-08.4610W 090-43-41.5360W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

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