Gunflint Lodge
M56 · Grand Marais, Minnesota · Cook County · map
Gunflint Lodge is a public-use airfield, 26 miles northwest of Grand Marais, Minnesota, 1,545 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA M56
- Kind
- Airfield · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 1,545 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- tiedown
- 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 |
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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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 airfield; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airfield alone.
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.