Airports / Minnesota / GRM
Grand Marais Cook County Airport
KCKC / GRMGrand Marais, MinnesotaELEV 1,799 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
58 nm
To the nearest alternate
Ely Municipal Airport (LYU).
Overview
Located in Grand Marais, Minnesota, Grand Marais Cook County Airport (KCKC / GRM) operates as a general aviation field. The airport sits 1,799 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into GRM for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Ely Municipal Airport (LYU, 58 nm), Gogebic Iron County Airport (IWD, 79 nm), and Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX, 87 nm).
Charter pricing from GRM depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Grand Marais.
What fliers highlight
Staff & service
5/5 reviews“The manager went above and beyond to help us out and get us info when we flew in to visit Grand Marais.”
Daniel Schmidt5★ on Google
FBO & ground handling
2/5 reviews“Nice (new) FBO in 2018.”
Stuart Simek5★ on Google
Terminal & facilities
2/5 reviews“Brand new facilities, very clean, and the airport manager is very friendly.”
Seth Baker4★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Grand Marais Cook County Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KCKC
IATA
GRM
FAA / Local
CKC
Elevation
1,799 ft
Coordinates
47.8383° N · 90.3829° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs MN fields
state range 656–1,799 ft
At 1,799 ft, GRM sits higher than 98% of the 43 Minnesota fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 58nmLYUEly Municipal AirportEly
- 79nmIWDGogebic Iron County AirportIronwood
- 87nmCMXHoughton County Memorial AirportHancock
- 95nmDLHDuluth International AirportDuluth
- 103nmHIBRange Regional AirportHibbing
- 117nmHYRSawyer County AirportHayward
Location
Open the full mapKCKC · Grand Marais Cook County Airport · Grand Marais, MN
From the ramp
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