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5MN6 Northbound Seaplane Base
Grand Papids, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 5MN6
Lat/Long: 47-09-23.0000N 093-31-26.0000W
47-09.383333N 093-31.433333W
47.1563889,-93.5238889
(estimated)
Elevation: 1273 ft. / 388 m (estimated)
Variation: 02E (2000)
From city: 5 miles S of GRAND PAPIDS, MN
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 55744

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 12/2000
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3PT at GPZ (3 nm N): 118.425 (218-326-8337)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
GPZr247/1.5GRAND RAPIDS VOR/DME114.6506E
HIBr253/34.5HIBBING VOR/DME116.5502E

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 13W/31W

Dimensions: 5000 x 500 ft. / 1524 x 152 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 13W  RUNWAY 31W
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: RUSTY EICHORN
31708 LAPLANT RD
GRAND RAPIDS, MN 55744
Phone 218-244-1049
Manager: TONI BROSE
31708 LAPLANT RD
GRAND RAPIDS, MN 55744
Phone (218) 259-4900

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5MN6.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGPZ - Grand Rapids/Itasca County Airport-Gordon Newstrom Field (3 nm N)
KXVG - Longville Municipal Airport (30 nm W)
KHIB - Range Regional Airport (31 nm NE)
KHZX - Isedor Iverson Airport (33 nm S)
KAIT - Aitkin Municipal Airport - Steve Kurtz Field (37 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 26-May-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:5009:50
Sunrise05:2810:28
Sunset20:5501:55
Evening civil twilight21:3302:33

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  26-May-2026 14:40:03
Local (UTC-5)  26-May-2026 09:40:03
 
METAR
KGPZ 
4nm N 		261356Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 22/07 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP156 T02170072 $
TAF
KHIB 
31nm NE 		261127Z 2612/2712 34005KT P6SM SCT080
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