AirNav: M16 - Steam Boat Bay Seaplane Base

M16

Steam Boat Bay Seaplane Base
East Gull Lake, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	M16
Lat/Long:	46-23-52.3000N 094-22-15.6000W 46-23.871667N 094-22.260000W 46.3978611,-94.3710000 (estimated)
Elevation:	1197 ft. / 365 m (estimated)
From city:	4 miles W of EAST GULL LAKE, MN
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	56425

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	12/2014
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	PNM (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX ASOS at BRD (10 nm E):	126.775 (218-828-3314)
WX AWOS-3 at SAZ (18 nm W):	118.325 (218-894-3666)
WX AWOS-3 at RYM (18 nm S):	121.575
WX AWOS-3PT at PWC (20 nm N):	118.525 (218-587-3420)

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
LAREW		253/14.8		251		03E		BR	-... .-.
RIPLEY		354/19.2		404		03E		XCR	-..- -.-. .-.

Seaplane Base Services

Fuel available:	MOGAS
Parking:	buoy
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18W/36W

Dimensions:	7657 x 725 ft. / 2334 x 221 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY 18W	RUNWAY 36W
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	CARL BENJAMIN THURINGER 11266 PINE BEACH PENINSULA RD BRAINERD, MN 56401-2080 Phone 218-855-5910
Manager:	CARL BENJAMIN THURINGER 11266 PINE BEACH PENINSULA RD BRAINERD, MN 56401-2080 Phone 218-855-5910

Additional Remarks

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

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at M16.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBRD - Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (10 nm E)
KSAZ - Staples Municipal Airport (18 nm W)
KRYM - Ray S Miller Army Airfield (18 nm S)
KPWC - Pine River Regional Airport (20 nm N)
KLXL - Little Falls/Morrison County Airport-Lindbergh Field (27 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 08-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:01	13:01
Sunrise	07:33	13:33
Sunset	17:31	23:31
Evening civil twilight	18:03	00:03

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	08-Feb-2026 16:55:02
Local (UTC-6)	08-Feb-2026 10:55:02

METAR

KBRD 10nm E	081553Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM OVC041 M06/M13 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP229 T10561128
KSAZ 18nm W	081635Z AUTO 14008KT 10SM CLR M03/M11 A3011 RMK AO2
KRYM 18nm S	081555Z AUTO 14008KT 10SM BKN041 M05/M11 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP224 T10471113 $
KPWC 19nm N	081635Z AUTO 15008KT 10SM OVC038 M05/M11 A3011 RMK AO2 T10531105

TAF

KBRD
10nm E

081123Z 0812/0912 13005KT P6SM OVC045 FM081600 15008KT P6SM BKN080 FM090100 18008KT P6SM BKN120

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