# US Forest Service Seaplane Base (M96)

**US Forest Service Seaplane Base** (FAA: M96) is a seaplane base in Ely, Minnesota, United States. It has 3 runways; the longest is 2,500 ft (762 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/km96

## At a glance

- FAA: M96
- Type: Seaplane base
- Serves: Ely, Minnesota, United States
- Elevation: 1,337 ft / 408 m
- Coordinates: 47.9043, -91.8837
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 2,500 ft / 762 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35301003
- Weather station: KELO
- Ident: KM96

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18W/36W | 2,500 ft / 762 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Other |  |  |
| 9W/27W | 2,500 ft / 762 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Water |  |  |
| 18/36 | 1,600 ft / 488 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Snow |  |  |

## Nearby airports

- [LYU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kelo.md) Ely Municipal Airport · 6.0 mi / 9.7 km
- [HIB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khib.md) Range Regional Airport · 57 mi / 92 km
- [YIB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyib.md) Atikokan Municipal Airport · 61 mi / 98 km
- [DLH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdlh.md) Duluth International Airport · 75 mi / 120 km
- [INL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kinl.md) Falls International Airport · 84 mi / 134 km
- [YAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyag.md) Fort Frances Municipal Airport · 89 mi / 142 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/km96/data