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6MN3 McKeen Seaplane Base
Howard Lake, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 6MN3
Lat/Long: 45-04-22.4200N 094-04-10.8600W
45-04.373667N 094-04.181000W
45.0728944,-94.0696833
(estimated)
Elevation: 1020 ft. / 311 m
From city: 1 mile N of HOWARD LAKE, MN
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 55349

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 03/2019
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

WX AWOS-3 at MGG (10 nm N): 128.325 (320-963-3300)
WX AWOS-3PT at CFE (11 nm NE): 120.45 (763-684-0762)
WX AWOS-3 at HCD (18 nm SW): 118.525 (320-587-3343)
WX AWOS-3 at LJF (19 nm W): 119.65 (320-693-6456)
WX AWOS-3 at GYL (19 nm S): 119.625 (320-864-5830)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
STCr178/28.6ST CLOUD VOR/DME112.1003E
GEPr256/29.8GOPHER VORTAC117.3006E
FCMr298/30.5FLYING CLOUD VOR/DME117.7001E
MSPr285/36.9MINNEAPOLIS VOR/DME115.3002E

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 14W/32W

Dimensions: 5500 x 400 ft. / 1676 x 122 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 14W  RUNWAY 32W
Latitude: 45-04.691383N45-04.055800N
Longitude: 094-04.635550W094-03.726367W
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: CHARLES D. MCKEEN
4894 ITEN AVE. SW
HOWARD LAKE, MN 55349
Phone 612-803-7844
Manager: CHARLES D. MCKEEN
4894 ITEN AVE. SW
HOWARD LAKE, MN 55349
Phone 612-803-7844
EMAIL ADDRESS: CHUCK.MCKEEN@GMAIL.COM (ALL LOWER CASE)

Additional Remarks

- OWNER DESIRES ARPT BE CHARTED.
- FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS APCH AT 612-713-4016.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 6MN3.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMGG - Maple Lake Municipal Airport-Bill Mavencamp Sr Field (10 nm N)
KCFE - Buffalo Municipal Airport (11 nm NE)
KHCD - Hutchinson Municipal Airport-Butler Field (18 nm SW)
KLJF - Litchfield Municipal Airport (19 nm W)
KGYL - Glencoe Municipal Airport (19 nm S)
  
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From to 6MN3

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 15-Jul-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0910:09
Sunrise05:4510:45
Sunset21:0002:00
Evening civil twilight21:3602:36

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  15-Jul-2026 18:55:10
Local (UTC-5)  15-Jul-2026 13:55:10
 
METAR
KMGG 
10nm N 		151815Z AUTO 19003KT 10SM CLR 32/21 A3014 RMK AO2 T03240212
KCFE 
11nm NE 		151815Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW037 31/23 A3012 RMK AO2
KHCD 
18nm SW 		151815Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 30/22 A3016 RMK AO2 T03020219
KLJF 
18nm W 		151815Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 31/20 A3014 RMK AO2
KGYL 
19nm S 		151815Z AUTO 23003KT 10SM CLR 30/22 A3014 RMK AO2 T02990224
TAF
KSTC 
29nm N 		151736Z 1518/1618 VRB03KT 4SM FU SCT150 TEMPO 1518/1522 3SM FU FM160600 10002KT 6SM FU SCT250
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