Baudette International
BDE · KBDE · Baudette, Minnesota · Lake of the Woods County · map
Baudette International is a public-use airport owned by Lake of the Woods County, 1 mile north of Baudette, Minnesota, 1,085 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 12/30, is 5,498 feet of asphalt. It has 1 water landing area. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 18 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 12,825 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Baudette International?
Its FAA code is BDE, and its ICAO code is KBDE.
Where is Baudette International?
It is 1 mile north of Baudette, Minnesota, 1,085 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Baudette International?
Its one runway, 12/30, is 5,498 feet long, asphalt.
Does Baudette International have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Baudette International?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at Baudette International?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Adventure North Flying Service LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Baudette International?
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
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Baudette International…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA BDE · ICAO KBDE
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Lake of the Woods County
- Elevation
- 1,085 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- April to October, every day, 8:00 am to 8:00 pm; November to March, every day, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- customs available
- On the chart
- Twin Cities sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1946
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13W/31W | 6,000 × 120 ft | Water | |
| 12/30 | 5,498 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 12: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 30: localizer and glideslope, PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 11 ft high 686 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Bde and automated weather (ASOS) | 126.775 | |
| Roseau and center (remote transmitter) Low | 134.75 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 218-634-3080.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- avionics, beach gear, aircraft sales
- Notes
- customs available
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Warroad International Memorial (32 nm northwest), Roseau Muni/Rudy Billberg Field (44 nm west), Falls Intl/Einarson Field (49 nm east).
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
- Flight notification service (adcus) available.
- Activate or incr intst runway end identifier lights runway 12 and 30; PAPI runway 12 and 30; high-intensity runway lights runway 12/30 - the common traffic frequency. Medium-intensity runway lights runway 12/30 preset low intst.
- And city of Baudette.
- Seaplane landing area adjacent north of land facility.
- Gulls and otr birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 16 |
| multi-engine | 2 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 12,825, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 650 |
| general aviation, travelling | 9,000 |
| general aviation, local | 3,100 |
| military | 75 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Baudette from the FAA register
9 aircraft are registered to owners in Baudette, Minnesota: 8 piston singles, 1 piston twin. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Minnesota.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Adventure North Flying Service LLC 5 aircraft · Baudette Adventure North Flying Service is a flight school and FBO operating at Aitkin Municipal Airport and Baudette Lake of the Woods International Airport in Minnesota.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
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 airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Baudette 9 aircraft · 8 piston singles, 1 piston twins
- Adventure North Flying Service LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Lake of the Woods Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Adventure North Flying Service LLC 5 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Minnesota 1,542 since 1982 · 207 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 3 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Minnesota 146 landing places
- Minnesota 6,933 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/BDE.json.
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 23, 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.