Usfs
6MY8 · Ely, Minnesota · St Louis County · map
Usfs is a private airfield owned by the US Forest Service, 1 mile west of Ely, Minnesota, 1,337 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 1,600 feet of snow. It has 2 water landing areas.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 6MY8
- Kind
- Airfield · private use, permission required · publicly owned
- Owner
- US Forest Service
- Elevation
- 1,337 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- On the chart
- Green Bay sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- November 2023
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09W/27W | 2,500 × 200 ft | Water | |
| 18W/36W | 2,500 × 200 ft | Water | |
| 18/36 | 1,600 × 60 ft | Snow |
- Runway 27W: right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 18: right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Aircraft registered in Ely from the FAA register
9 aircraft are registered to owners in Ely, Minnesota: 9 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airfield; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airfield alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Minnesota.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airfield NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airfield.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 5, 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.