Grand Marais/Cook County Seaplane Base
Grand Marais/Cook County Seaplane Base | |||
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IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: 0G5 | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | Public | ||
Owner | Cook County | ||
Serves | Grand Marais, Minnesota | ||
Elevation AMSL | 1,635 ft / 498 m | ||
Coordinates | 47°49′N 090°23′W / 47.817°N 90.383°W | ||
Website | |||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
ft | m | ||
9/27 | 15,000 | 4,572 | Water |
3/21 | 3,000 | 914 | Water |
Statistics (2003) | |||
Aircraft operations | 550 | ||
Source: Federal Aviation Administration |
Grand Marais/Cook County Seaplane Base (FAA LID: 0G5) is a county-owned, public-use seaplane base located six nautical miles (11 km) northwest of the central business district of Grand Marais, a city in Cook County, Minnesota, United States.
It is located on the shore of Devil's Track Lake and was formerly part of Devil's Track Municipal Airport (FAA: GRM). That airport had a runway which closed after the opening of Grand Marais/Cook County Airport (FAA: CKC), located one mile (1.6 km) to the north.
Facilities and aircraft
Grand Marais/Cook County Seaplane Base covers an area of 6 acres (2 ha) at an elevation of 1,635 feet (498 m) above mean sea level. It has two seaplane landing areas: 9/27 is 15,000 x 1,500 feet (4,572 x 457 m) and 3/21 is 3,000 x 2,000 feet (914 x 610 m). For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2003, the airport had 550 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 46 per month.
See also
References
- ^ FAA Airport Master Record for 0G5 (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-04-10
- Skyport Airport / Devil's Track Municipal Airport (GRM) at Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields
External links
- Grand Marais Cook County Airport & Seaplane Base
- Grand Marais-Cook County Seaplane Base (0G5)PDF at Minnesota DOT Airport Directory
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for 0G5
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 0G5
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