Gunflint Lodge Seaplane Base (KM56) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCKC), KM56 is currently IFR with winds from 240° at 4 knots, visibility 2 statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Gunflint Lodge Seaplane Base in Grand Marais, MN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCKC): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Gunflint Lodge Seaplane Base (KM56) is a seaplane base in Grand Marais, MN. KM56 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCKC, about 21 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (8W, 26W), the longest 6,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHIB.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCKC, 20.9 nm away.
Wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 4 kt, visibility 2 statute miles, overcast at 600 ft, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 29.98 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 600 ft.
METAR KCKC 280955Z AUTO 24004KT 2SM BR OVC006 08/08 A2998 RMK AO2
What changed at KCKC (nearest station)?
Since the 0935Z (4:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Visibility dropped from 5 SM to 2 SM.
Current pilot readout for KM56
Based on the nearest station (KCKC), KM56 is currently IFR with winds from 240° at 4 knots, visibility 2 statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 1,000 ft (field elevation 1,545 ft). KM56 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHIB, about 94 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26WFAV | 6,000 ft | WAT | 4 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 8W | 6,000 ft | WAT | 4 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 6→4 kt, ceiling 1,000 ft → 600 ft.
KM56 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KM56
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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WG UA /OV CYQT /TM 0537 /FLDURD /TP PC12 /RM 30 KT TAILWIND FNL RWY 07
WG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CYQTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0537Reported at 05:37 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.RM 30 KT TAILWIND FNL RWY 07Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KM56
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCKC reported mostly low IFR across 72 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: LIFR → IFR
Most recent change: LIFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 26W
- 62%
- 8W
- 38%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- Seaplane base
- FAA LID
- M56
- City
- Grand Marais
- State
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,545 ft
- Coordinates
- 48.0854, -90.7504
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 6,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCKC
- TAF
- Nearest KHIB
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 39m
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Pilot PIREPs for Gunflint Lodge Seaplane Base (KM56)
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