Birch Lake
M69 · Deerwood, Minnesota · Crow Wing County · map
Birch Lake is a public-use airfield, 6 miles southeast of Deerwood, Minnesota, 1,278 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA M69
- Kind
- Airfield · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 1,278 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Twin Cities sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1978
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13W/31W | 5,283 × 1,000 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Deerwood from the FAA register
16 aircraft are registered to owners in Deerwood, Minnesota: 15 piston singles, 1 business jet. Not every one of them is based at this airfield; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airfield alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Minnesota.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airfield NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Wind indcr located north of Lake obscured by trees.
- Airport phys ads: 27899 waffensmith road, Deerwood, MN 56444.
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.