Birch Lake Seaplane Base (M69) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KAIT), M69 is currently IFR with winds from 180° at 6 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Birch Lake Seaplane Base in Deerwood, MN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAIT): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Birch Lake Seaplane Base (M69) is a seaplane base in Deerwood, MN. M69 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAIT, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 6,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBRD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAIT, 12.1 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 6 kt, visibility 7 statute miles, overcast at 600 ft, temperature 13°C (56°F), altimeter 29.86 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 600 ft.
METAR KAIT 281915Z AUTO 18006KT 7SM OVC006 13/13 A2986 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW CIG 005V007 T01330128
What changed at KAIT (nearest station)?
Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Mist ended (BR).
Current pilot readout for M69
Based on the nearest station (KAIT), M69 is currently IFR with winds from 180° at 6 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and a 600 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (13). Density altitude is approximately 1,450 ft (field elevation 1,278 ft). M69 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBRD, about 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13FAV | 6,000 ft | WATER | 4 kt head | 5 kt right |
| 31 | 6,000 ft | WATER | 4 kt tail | 5 kt left |
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M69 runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 13/316,000 × 2000 ft · WATERCurrent useno stated-runway source at M69Wind
- 13
- 4 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 31
- 4 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 6→6 kt, ceiling 500 ft → 600 ft.
M69 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at M69
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KAIT reported mostly marginal VFR across 72 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 13
- 64%
- 31
- 36%
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Live crosswind meter
M69 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KAIT, 12 nm away.
Wind is 50° off runway 13, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- Seaplane base
- FAA LID
- M69
- City
- Deerwood
- State
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,278 ft
- Coordinates
- 46.3697, -93.8139
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 6,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KAIT
- TAF
- Nearest KBRD
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 47m
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Pilot PIREPs for Birch Lake Seaplane Base (M69)
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