Gale's Seaplane Base (6MN5)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2013-12-12
Airport Identifier	6MN5
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	094-09-44.9360W/45-12-27.8720N -94.162482/45.207742 (Estimated)
Elevation	1011 ft / 308.15 m (Estimated)
From nearest city	2 nautical miles NW of French Lake, MN
Location	Wright County, MN
Magnetic Variation	03E (1995)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Privately owned
Owner	Gale Putnam
Address	13752 42nd St Nw Annandale, MN 55302
Phone number	417-527-2181
Manager	Gale Putnam
Address	13752 42nd St Nw Annandale, MN 55302
Phone number	417-527-2181

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Private
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	No
Sectional chart	Twin Cities
Region	AGL - Great Lakes
Boundary ARTCC	ZMP - Minneapolis
Tie-in FSS	PNM - Princeton
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF

Runway Information

Runway 16W/34W

Dimensions	4000 x 2000 ft (1219 x 610 m)
Surface	WATER

	16W	34W
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
HCD	NDB	Hutchinson		209.00	04E	23.1 nm
GYL	NDB	Glencoe		407.00	03E	27.1 nm
PNM	NDB	Princeton		368.00	03E	31.8 nm
CBG	NDB	Cambridge		350.00	03E	43.4 nm
LXL	NDB	Little Falls		359.00	03E	45.2 nm
STC	VOR/DME	St Cloud	058X	112.10	03E	21.0 nm
FCM	VOR/DME	Flying Cloud	055X	111.80	06E	37.8 nm
ILL	VOR/DME	Willmar	084X	113.70	04E	39.7 nm
BDH	VOR/DME	Willmar	84X	113.70	04E	41.2 nm
MSP	VOR/DME	Minneapolis	100X	115.30	02E	43.5 nm
DWN	VORTAC	Darwin	027X	109.00	07E	14.3 nm
GEP	VORTAC	Gopher	120X	117.30	06E	33.7 nm
MSP	VOT	Minneapolis St Paul		111.00		44.7 nm
STP	VOT	St Paul		114.40		49.5 nm

Remarks

• PRVDD CLEAR 20:1 APCHS & REF FAR 91.115 RIGHT-OF-WAY RULES, WATER OPERATIONS.