AirNav   Everest Fuels
 
 1617 users online  
M69 Birch Lake Seaplane Base
Deerwood, Minnesota, USA

GOING TO DEERWOOD?

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: M69
Lat/Long: 46-22-10.2840N 093-48-39.6872W
46-22.171400N 093-48.661453W
46.3695233,-93.8110242
(estimated)
Elevation: 1278 ft. / 390 m (estimated)
From city: 6 miles SE of DEERWOOD, MN
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 56444

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Activation date: 02/1978
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: PNM (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes, WIND INDCR LCTD NORTH OF LAKE OBSC BY TREES.
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at AIT (12 nm NE): 118.675 (218-927-2101)
WX ASOS at BRD (14 nm W): 126.775 (218-828-3314)

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
LAREW118/10.225103EBR -... .-.
RIPLEY049/28.140403EXCR -..- -.-. .-.

Seaplane Base Services

Parking: tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 13W/31W

Dimensions: 5283 x 1000 ft. / 1610 x 305 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 13W  RUNWAY 31W
Latitude: 46-22.463988N46-21.912143N
Longitude: 093-49.146520W093-48.176385W
Elevation: 1278.0 ft.1278.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: DAVE RAMSAY
15269 CHARLSON ROAD
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55347-3153
Phone 952-831-6622
Manager: DAVE RAMSAY
15269 CHARLSON ROAD
EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 55347-3153
Phone 952-831-6622
ARPT PHYS ADS: 27899 WAFFENSMITH RD, DEERWOOD, MN 56444.

Additional Remarks

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

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at M69.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KAIT - Aitkin Municipal Airport - Steve Kurtz Field (12 nm NE)
KBRD - Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (14 nm W)
KHZX - Isedor Iverson Airport (26 nm NE)
KRYM - Ray S Miller Army Airfield (28 nm SW)
KPWC - Pine River Regional Airport (32 nm NW)
  
Loc | Ops | Rwys | IFR | FBO | Links
Com | Nav | Svcs | Stats | Notes
Area around M69 (Birch Lake Seaplane Base)
 
Road maps at: MapQuest Bing Google
 
Aerial photo
No photo
 
Sectional chart

 
Airport distance calculator
Flying to Birch Lake Seaplane Base? Find the distance to fly.

From to M69

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Aug-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3910:39
Sunrise06:1211:12
Sunset20:2801:28
Evening civil twilight21:0102:01

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  14-Aug-2026 03:51:23
Local (UTC-5)  13-Aug-2026 22:51:23
 
METAR
KAIT 
11nm NE 		140335Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 16/16 A3008 RMK AO2 T01560155
KBRD 
13nm W 		140253Z AUTO 03003KT 10SM CLR 18/16 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP182 T01830161 52014
TAF
KBRD 
13nm W 		131741Z 1318/1418 VRB03KT P6SM FEW060 SCT200 TEMPO 1409/1412 3SM BR FM141500 11008KT P6SM FEW070 SCT240
NOTAMs
Click for the latest NOTAMs
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.

 

 
 

Would you like to see your business listed on this page?

 If your business provides an interesting product or service to pilots, flight crews, aircraft, or users of the Birch Lake Seaplane Base, you should consider listing it here.  To start the listing process, click on the button below
 
Add a business
 

Other Pages about Birch Lake Seaplane Base

Update a link
 
Copyright © AirNav, LLC. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy  Contact