Jolly Fisherman Seaplane Base
M49 · Waubun, Minnesota · Becker County · map
Jolly Fisherman Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base, 17 miles east of Waubun, Minnesota, 1,499 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
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What is the airport code for Jolly Fisherman Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is M49.
Where is Jolly Fisherman Seaplane Base?
It is 17 miles east of Waubun, Minnesota, 1,499 feet above sea level.
Does Jolly Fisherman Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Jolly Fisherman Seaplane Base?
1 pilot examiner and 3 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 M49
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 1,499 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- May to October, every day, daylight hours; unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Twin Cities sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1983
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08W/26W | 5,000 × 500 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Detroit Lakes/Wething Field (24 nm southwest), Bemidji Regional (33 nm northeast), Moorhead Muni/Florence Klingensmith Field (50 nm west).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Mahnomen County (18 nm northwest), Detroit Lakes/Wething Field (24 nm southwest), Park Rapids Muni/Konshok Field (24 nm southeast), Perham Municipal (32 nm south).
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 operations are condd to avoid flight ovr cabins/settlements, no operations east of island.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Waubun from the FAA register
3 aircraft are registered to owners in Waubun, Minnesota: 3 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.
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: 3 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing).
- Adam Lee Chunn private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; helicopters · Nevis, MN (30 nm) · (704) 796-7954 · [email protected]
All 5 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-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
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
- Aircraft registered in Waubun 3 aircraft · 3 piston singles
- 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 6,935 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/M49.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 26, 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.