# Gunflint Lodge Seaplane Base (M56)

**Gunflint Lodge Seaplane Base** (FAA: M56) is a seaplane base in Grand Marais, Minnesota, United States. It opened in Nov 2023. It has one runway, 6,000 ft (1,829 m) long, water.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/km56

## At a glance

- FAA: M56
- Type: Seaplane base
- Serves: Grand Marais, Minnesota, United States
- Opened: Nov 2023
- Elevation: 1,545 ft / 471 m
- Coordinates: 48.0854, -90.7504
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 6,000 ft / 1,829 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Weather station: KGRM
- Ident: KM56

## Timeline

- Nov 2023: Gunflint Lodge Seaplane Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08W/26W | 6,000 ft / 1,829 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Water |  |  |

## Nearby airports

- [LYU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kelo.md) Ely Municipal Airport · 53 mi / 86 km
- [YIB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyib.md) Atikokan Municipal Airport · 63 mi / 101 km
- [YQT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyqt.md) Thunder Bay International Airport · 69 mi / 110 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)
- [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/km56/data