# Birch Lake Seaplane Base (M69)

**Birch Lake Seaplane Base** (FAA: M69) is a seaplane base in Deerwood, Minnesota, United States. It opened in Feb 1978. It has one runway, 5,283 ft (1,610 m) long, water.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/m69

## At a glance

- FAA: M69
- Type: Seaplane base
- Serves: Deerwood, Minnesota, United States
- Opened: Feb 1978
- Elevation: 1,278 ft / 390 m
- Coordinates: 46.3697, -93.8139
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 5,283 ft / 1,610 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35246913
- Weather station: KAIT
- Ident: M69

## Timeline

- Feb 1978: Birch Lake Seaplane Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13W/31W | 5,283 ft / 1,610 m | 1,000 ft / 305 m | Water |  |  |

## Nearby airports

- [BRD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbrd.md) Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport · 15 mi / 25 km
- [STC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kstc.md) Saint Cloud Regional Airport · 58 mi / 93 km
- [AXN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaxn.md) Chandler Field · 83 mi / 134 km
- [DLH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdlh.md) Duluth International Airport · 83 mi / 134 km
- [HIB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khib.md) Range Regional Airport · 84 mi / 135 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/m69/data