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KM56 · Gunflint Lodge Seaplane Base

ICAO · US

ID KM56 FAA M56 Elev 1,545 ft Lat 48° 5.12' N Lon 90° 45.03' 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

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,000 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
8W 080° 6,000 ft 100 ft WAT No —
26W 260° 6,000 ft 100 ft WAT 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).

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

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 97 nm
Geary Lee Padden Duluth MN 97 nm
Curtis Dale Grayson Superior WI 102 nm
Paul Klomhaus Superior WI 102 nm
Curtis Dale Grayson Cloquet MN 108 nm
William Stone Cloquet MN 108 nm
George Phillip Felix Siren WI 154 nm
Sandra Lee Randall Cumberland WI 162 nm
Robert Tchop Chetek WI 170 nm
Mark Cook Bemidji MN 171 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
Michael John Raymond Grand Marais MN 26 nm
John Thomas Mcmillion Grand Marais MN 26 nm
Dean Burton Springer Hovland MN 32 nm
Timothy Telford Bercher Ely MN 46 nm
Stanford James Skelton Ely MN 46 nm
William Michael Vosburgh Ely MN 46 nm
Andre James Schmidt Ely MN 46 nm
Peter William Campbell Babbitt MN 54 nm
John Willard Kittelson Babbitt MN 54 nm
Michael Joseph Breen Tower MN 63 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
Rodney Earl Roy Grand Marais MN 26 nm
Frank Martin Haski Grand Marais MN 26 nm
Andrew Dean Warren Grand Marais MN 26 nm
James Walter Stephens Grand Portage MN 41 nm
Joseph George Loisel Winton MN 43 nm
William Charles Chellew Ely MN 46 nm
Laurence Franklin Rom Ely MN 46 nm
Richard James Sand Ely MN 46 nm
Michael Gerald Jershe Ely MN 46 nm
Timothy Matthew Olsen Ely MN 46 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Top Flight Avionics
Menomonie, WI
 163 nm
Aviation Resources
Cumberland, WI
 163 nm
Park Rapids Avionics
Park Rapids, MN
 189 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 191 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 204 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 204 nm
JetGlow Aviation
Oshkosh, WI
 263 nm
Kindred Aircraft Maintenance
Kindred, ND
 269 nm
Airworthy Aviation Maintenance
Sheboygan Falls, WI
 286 nm
Evans Avionics, LLC
Traverse City, MI
 293 nm

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