Gunflint Lodge Seaplane Base
M56 · Grand Marais, Minnesota · Cook County · map
Gunflint Lodge Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base, 26 miles northwest of Grand Marais, Minnesota, 1,545 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
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What is the airport code for Gunflint Lodge Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is M56.
Where is Gunflint Lodge Seaplane Base?
It is 26 miles northwest of Grand Marais, Minnesota, 1,545 feet above sea level.
Does Gunflint Lodge Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
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 M56
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 1,545 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Green Bay sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- November 2023
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08W/26W | 6,000 × 100 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: Grand Marais/Cook County (21 nm southeast), Ely Municipal (46 nm west).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Grand Marais/Cook County (21 nm southeast), Ely Municipal (46 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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Grand Marais from the FAA register
14 aircraft are registered to owners in Grand Marais, Minnesota: 14 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.
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.
Connections how this seaplane base links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Grand Marais 14 aircraft · 14 piston singles
- Accidents and incidents in Minnesota 1,544 since 1982 · 209 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 4 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/M56.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.