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9Y5 · Sky Harbor Seaplane Base

FAA-LID · US · 6 NTSB events

ID 9Y5 Elev 1,376 ft Lat 47° 27.58' N Lon 92° 28.60' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,500 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
03 — 6,500 ft 1000 ft Water No —
21 — 6,500 ft 1000 ft Water No —
07 — 6,500 ft 1000 ft Water No —
25 — 6,500 ft 1000 ft Water No —
14 — 4,500 ft 1000 ft Water No —
32 — 4,500 ft 1000 ft Water No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 3 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (3 sentences)
  • ·A ROCK REEF LAYS FROM THE SOUTHWEST TIP OF ISLAND IN CENTER OF THE LAKE WESTWARD TO SHORELINE.
  • ·FOR CD CTC DULUTH APCH AT 218-740-5950.
  • ·FOR FUEL CALL 218-749-5734.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

6 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

6

since 1982

Fatal

1

16.7% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=6

  • Stall / spin 2
  • Water landing / ditching 1
  • Other 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-08-14 Cessna A185E · Engine failure · day →
2010-04-06 Cessna 175 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2008-06-07 Cessna 180 · Other · day →
2003-07-01 Cessna A185F · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1995-05-25 Cessna 180D · Stall / spin · day →
1989-06-28 Cessna U206 · Water / ditching · VMC · day →

Designees in MN

CFI Flight Instructors 1,839 A&P Mechanics 4,413 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 39 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 7 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 8 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 5 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 8 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 23 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 18 ODA Organizational Designations 2 Schools Flight Schools 44 FBO Fixed Base Operators 81 Clubs Flying Clubs 28 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 3 EAA EAA Chapters 27

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Brian Alan Bird Duluth MN 43 nm
Geary Lee Padden Duluth MN 43 nm
Curtis Dale Grayson Cloquet MN 44 nm
William Stone Cloquet MN 44 nm
Curtis Dale Grayson Superior WI 51 nm
Paul Klomhaus Superior WI 51 nm
Mark Cook Bemidji MN 98 nm
Adam Lee Chunn Nevis MN 101 nm
George Phillip Felix Siren WI 101 nm
Sandra Lee Randall Cumberland WI 117 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Gregory Rahn Gunderson Eveleth MN 3 nm
Thomas Michael Koskela Eveleth MN 3 nm
Don Harold Sipola Virginia MN 4 nm
Alex Jacob Karish Biwabik MN 7 nm
Michael Harvey Grand Aurora MN 11 nm
Aaron Patrick Fena Chisholm MN 16 nm
Benjamin Mark Jacobson Chisholm MN 16 nm
Eric Allen Hanegmon Hibbing MN 20 nm
Jackson Swensrud Brunsvold Hibbing MN 20 nm
Michael Joseph Breen Tower MN 23 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Gerald Peter Bergman Gilbert MN 2 nm
Daniel William Peterson Gilbert MN 2 nm
Anthony Kren Bisbee Gilbert MN 2 nm
Garr John Thomas Eveleth MN 3 nm
Ross William Robillard Eveleth MN 3 nm
Paul Kevin Coldagelli Eveleth MN 3 nm
Brian Gerald Klomps Eveleth MN 3 nm
Jim Noble Samargia Eveleth MN 3 nm
Ward Robert Hietala Mckinley MN 4 nm
Kurt Anthony Ericson Virginia MN 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Park Rapids Avionics
Park Rapids, MN
 111 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Menomonie, WI
 119 nm
Aviation Resources
Cumberland, WI
 119 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 139 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 143 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 143 nm
Kindred Aircraft Maintenance
Kindred, ND
 192 nm
JetGlow Aviation
Oshkosh, WI
 266 nm
Spencer Avionics, Inc.
Spencer, IA
 282 nm
McCandless Avionics, LC
Waverly, IA
 283 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.