# Ness Landing Seaplane Base (3MI9)

**Ness Landing Seaplane Base** (FAA: 3MI9) is a seaplane base in Rapid River, Michigan, United States. It opened in Oct 1994. It has 3 runways; the longest is 5,000 ft (1,524 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/3mi9

## At a glance

- FAA: 3MI9
- Type: Seaplane base
- Serves: Rapid River, Michigan, United States
- Opened: Oct 1994
- Elevation: 580 ft / 177 m
- Coordinates: 45.9039, -86.9703
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 5,000 ft / 1,524 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/Detroit
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61673624
- Weather station: KESC · WMO 72648
- Ident: 3MI9

## Timeline

- Oct 1994: Ness Landing Seaplane Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11W/29W | 5,000 ft / 1,524 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Water |  |  |
| 14W/32W | 5,000 ft / 1,524 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Water |  |  |
| 04W/22W | 3,000 ft / 914 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Water |  |  |

## Nearby airports

- [ESC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kesc.md) Delta County Airport · 14 mi / 22 km
- [MQT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksaw.md) Marquette Sawyer Regional Airport · 37 mi / 60 km
- [IMT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kimt.md) Ford Airport · 55 mi / 89 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/3mi9/data