Birch Lake Seaplane Base
M69 · Deerwood, Minnesota · Crow Wing County · map
Birch Lake Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base, 6 miles southeast of Deerwood, Minnesota, 1,278 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
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What is the airport code for Birch Lake Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is M69.
Where is Birch Lake Seaplane Base?
It is 6 miles southeast of Deerwood, Minnesota, 1,278 feet above sea level.
Does Birch Lake Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Birch Lake Seaplane Base?
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
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Birch Lake Seaplane Base…
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The seaplane base facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA M69
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 1,278 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- 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 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Aitkin Muni/Steve Kurtz Field (12 nm northeast), Brainerd Lakes Regional (14 nm west), Mora Municipal (36 nm southeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Aitkin Muni/Steve Kurtz Field (12 nm northeast), Brainerd Lakes Regional (14 nm west), Steam Boat Bay Seaplane Base (23 nm west), Isedor Iverson Airport (26 nm northeast).
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
- Wind indcr located north of Lake obscured by trees.
- Airport phys ads: 27899 waffensmith road, Deerwood, MN 56444.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Deerwood from the FAA register
15 aircraft are registered to owners in Deerwood, Minnesota: 14 piston singles, 1 business jet. 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.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
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
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 3 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance).
All 4 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- 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 · 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. 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 Deerwood 15 aircraft · 14 piston singles, 1 business jets
- General Rental LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Airwide LLC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base 1 since 1982 · 0 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 6,936 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/M69.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 28, 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.