AirNav: 09Y - Wipline Seaplane Base

09Y

Wipline Seaplane Base
Inver Grove Hgts, Minnesota, USA

GOING TO INVER GROVE HGTS?

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier:	09Y
Lat/Long:	44-48-59.8790N / 093-00-55.7690W 44-48.997983N / 093-00.929483W 44.8166331 / -93.0154914 (estimated)
Elevation:	687 ft. / 209 m (estimated)
Variation:	03E (1985)
From city:	2 miles SE of INVER GROVE HGTS, MN
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	55077

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	07/1972
Sectional chart:	TWIN CITIES
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	PNM (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3 at SGS (2.5 nm N):	119.425 (651-457-8120)
WX ASOS at STP (7 nm N):	PHONE 651-298-1410
WX ASOS at MSP (10 nm NW):	PHONE 612-725-0939
WX AWOS-3 at 21D (13 nm NE):	120.075 (651-779-5949)
WX AWOS-3 at LVN (15 nm SW):	118.0 (952-469-5850)
WX ASOS at FCM (19 nm W):	PHONE 952-941-4156

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
MSPr115/10.6	MINNEAPOLIS VOR/DME	115.30	02E
FGTr027/13.2	FARMINGTON VORTAC	115.70	06E
FCMr086/18.8	FLYING CLOUD VOR/DME	111.80	06E
GEPr136/24.9	GOPHER VORTAC	117.30	06E
FOWr020/39.7	HALFWAY VOR/DME	111.20	02E

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
NARCO	098/3.3	266	02E	MS	-- ...
HOPEY	220/4.6	400	03E	PPI	.--. .--. ..
NEW RICHMOND	224/28.5	257	02E	RNH	.-. -. ....
OSCEOLA	204/32.7	233	01E	OEO	--- . ---
AMERON	223/39.0	278	01E	AHH	.- .... ....

Seaplane Base Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A
Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	MAJOR
Powerplant service:	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:	8000 x 500 ft. / 2438 x 152 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY 17	RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern:	left	right

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	ROBERT WIPLINGER 8520 RIVER RD INVER GROVE HGTS, MN 55076 Phone 612-451-1205
Manager:	ROBERT WIPLINGER 9100 RIVER RD INVER GROVE HTS, MN 55076 Phone 612-451-1205

Seaplane Base Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		5
Single engine airplanes:		5

Aircraft operations: 130/year *
77%	local general aviation
23%	transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 August 2003

Additional Remarks

-	RIVER CHNL MRKD BY BUOYS.
-	CAUTION REQUIRED AT ALL TIMES ON RIVER FOR FLOATING DEBRIS.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 09Y.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSGS - South St Paul Municipal Airport-Richard E Fleming Field (3 nm N)
KSTP - St. Paul Downtown Airport / Holman Field (7 nm N)
KMSP - Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport (10 nm NW)
21D - Lake Elmo Airport (13 nm NE)
KLVN - Airlake Airport (15 nm SW)
KFCM - Flying Cloud Airport (19 nm W)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 08-Nov-2009

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:30	12:30
Sunrise	07:01	13:01
Sunset	16:51	22:51
Evening civil twilight	17:22	23:22

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	08-Nov-2009 19:07:26
Local (UTC-6)	08-Nov-2009 13:07:26

METAR

KSGS 6nm W	081853Z AUTO 10007G15KT 10SM BKN048 SCT085 17/M01 A2988 RMK AO2 T01721008
KSTP 7nm N	081853Z 12010KT 10SM OVC050 17/M01 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP123 T01671011
KMSP 10nm NW	081853Z 09010KT 10SM SCT047 BKN250 17/M02 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP119 T01671017
KLVN 15nm SW	081853Z AUTO 09009G16KT 10SM CLR 17/03 A2986 RMK AO2
KFCM 19nm W	081853Z 08011KT 10SM FEW044 16/M01 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP117 T01611006

TAF

KMSP
10nm NW

081740Z 0818/0924 10012KT P6SM BKN050 BKN150 FM082100 10010KT P6SM SCT040 BKN050 FM090000 10005KT P6SM SCT030 BKN040 OVC150 TEMPO 0900/0903 6SM -DZ BR BKN030 FM090300 36004KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035 FM090500 31007KT P6SM SCT040 FM090800 30005KT P6SM SKC F

NOTAMs

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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Comments

Wipaire

651-451-1205

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Wipline Seaplane Base. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Wipline Seaplane Base, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.

Hotels near Wipline Seaplane Base
	Miles		Price ($)
SUPER 8 MOTEL - COTTAGE GROVE/ST PAUL AREA		2.9	51-70
COUNTRY INN & SUITES COTTAGE GROVE		3.8	94-95
AMERICINN INVER GROVE HEIGHTS		3.8	70-120
SOUTH ST. PAUL HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER		4.0	74-250
MICROTEL INN AND SUITES INVER GROVE HEIGHTS		4.0	60-77
COUNTRY INN & SUITES, ST. PAUL SOUTH		4.0	81-129
COUNTRY INN AND SUITES EAGAN		5.7	79-129

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.

Hotels in other cities near Wipline Seaplane Base

3 in	Inver Grove Heights
2 in	Cottage Grove
1 in	South St Paul
14 in	Eagan
2 in	Mendota Heights
6 in	Woodbury
2 in	Hastings

2 in	Maplewood
1 in	Saint Paul
3 in	Oakdale
2 in	Apple Valley
10 in	Burnsville
3 in	Richfield
36 in	Bloomington

8 in	Roseville
3 in	Lakeville
42 in	Minneapolis
6 in	Hudson, WI
3 in	Shoreview
3 in	River Falls, WI
5 in	Stillwater

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