International Falls Seaplane Base
09I · International Falls, Minnesota · Koochiching County · map
International Falls Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base owned by the City of Intl Falls, 1 mile east of International Falls, Minnesota, 1,110 feet above sea level. It has 2 water landing areas. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for International Falls Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is 09I.
Where is International Falls Seaplane Base?
It is 1 mile east of International Falls, Minnesota, 1,110 feet above sea level.
Does International Falls Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at International Falls Seaplane Base?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to International Falls Seaplane Base?
1 aviation medical examiner work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The seaplane base facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 09I
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Intl Falls
- Elevation
- 1,110 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 600 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- Notes
- customs available
- On the chart
- Twin Cities sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2E
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1998
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05W/23W | 5,000 × 1,000 ft | Water | |
| 08W/26W | 5,000 × 1,000 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | · UNICOM located at Falls International airport. |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Notes
- customs available
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Falls Intl/Einarson Field (3 nm southwest), Orr Regional (41 nm southeast), Baudette International (50 nm west).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Minnesota · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Provided the pattern altitude is 600 feet AGLK/1700 feet above sea level.
- Pilots mntn 500 feet above ground level pattern altitude sepn from traffic at Falls international airport 2 mis southwest.
- UNICOM located at Falls International airport.
- Windsock located at border patrol helipad approx 1/2 mile west of seaplane dock
- Pilots contact Falls International airport on 122.8 for aeronautical advisory information for the seaplane base.
- Use caution for a +105 feet lookout tower north of facility on the canadian side of the river.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in International Falls from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list International Falls, MN as the owner's town.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner.
All 1 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this seaplane base
Accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this seaplane base.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this seaplane base links to the rest of the register
- Accidents and incidents in Minnesota 1,542 since 1982 · 207 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 7 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Minnesota 146 landing places
- Minnesota 6,940 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/09I.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 29, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.