Steam Boat Bay Seaplane Base
M16 · East Gull Lake, Minnesota · Cass County · map
Steam Boat Bay Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base, 4 miles west of East Gull Lake, Minnesota, 1,197 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area. It has fuel (car gas (mogas)).
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What is the airport code for Steam Boat Bay Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is M16.
Where is Steam Boat Bay Seaplane Base?
It is 4 miles west of East Gull Lake, Minnesota, 1,197 feet above sea level.
Does Steam Boat Bay Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Steam Boat Bay Seaplane Base?
The FAA's airport file lists car gas (mogas).
Are there flight schools at Steam Boat Bay Seaplane Base?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Crow Wing Flying Club CORP. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Steam Boat Bay Seaplane Base?
1 pilot examiner and 5 aviation medical examiners 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 M16
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 1,197 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- car gas (mogas); the services card below
- On the chart
- Twin Cities sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- December 2014
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18W/36W | 7,657 × 725 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- car gas (mogas)
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- buoys
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Brainerd Lakes Regional (10 nm east), Aitkin Muni/Steve Kurtz Field (30 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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in East Gull Lake from the FAA register
4 aircraft are registered to owners in East Gull Lake, Minnesota: 4 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this seaplane base; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this seaplane base alone.
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:
- Crow Wing Flying Club CORP 1 aircraft · Nisswa, 8 miles away
Companies in the same town as this seaplane base, 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
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor; 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 5 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance).
- Adam Lee Chunn private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; helicopters · Nevis, MN (40 nm) · (704) 796-7954 · [email protected]
All 7 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
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 · 5 since 1982, 2 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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this seaplane base links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in East Gull Lake 4 aircraft · 4 piston singles
- Crow Wing Flying Club CORP 1 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base 5 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Minnesota 1,542 since 1982 · 207 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Minnesota 146 landing places
- Minnesota 6,939 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/M16.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 30, 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.