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38MN Root Beers Float Seaplane Base
Delano, Minnesota, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 38MN
Lat/Long: 45-02-23.4312N 093-53-14.6418W
45-02.390520N 093-53.244030W
45.0398420,-93.8874005
(estimated)
Elevation: 948 ft. / 289 m (estimated)
From city: 4 miles W of DELANO, MN
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 55363

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 07/2025
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3PT at CFE (7 nm N): 120.45 (763-684-0762)
WX AWOS-3 at MGG (12 nm N): 128.325 (320-963-3300)
WX AWOS-3 at GYL (19 nm SW): 119.625 (320-864-5830)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
GEPr248/22.7GOPHER VORTAC117.3006E
FCMr303/22.9FLYING CLOUD VOR/DME117.7001E
MSPr285/28.9MINNEAPOLIS VOR/DME115.3002E
STCr164/31.4ST CLOUD VOR/DME112.1003E
FGTr303/38.8FARMINGTON VORTAC115.7006E

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 1W/19W

Dimensions: 3863 x 500 ft. / 1177 x 152 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 1W  RUNWAY 19W
Latitude: 45-02.082480N45-02.698560N
Longitude: 093-53.354760W093-53.133300W
Elevation: 948.0 ft.948.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 010 true190 true
Markings: none

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: BENJAMIN LEWIS
302 77TH ST SE
DELANO, MN 55328
Phone 952-239-1351
Manager: BENJAMIN LEWIS
302 77TH ST SE
DELANO, MN 55328
Phone 952-239-1351

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 38MN.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCFE - Buffalo Municipal Airport (7 nm N)
KMGG - Maple Lake Municipal Airport-Bill Mavencamp Sr Field (12 nm N)
KGYL - Glencoe Municipal Airport (19 nm SW)
KFCM - Flying Cloud Airport (22 nm SE)
KMIC - Crystal Airport (23 nm E)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5411:54
Sunrise07:2312:23
Sunset19:2400:24
Evening civil twilight19:5300:53

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-Mar-2026 13:26:10
Local (UTC-5)  18-Mar-2026 08:26:10
 
METAR
KCFE 
7nm N 		181315Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM OVC020 M05/M05 A2983 RMK AO2
KMGG 
12nm N 		181315Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC019 M04/M07 A2984 RMK AO2 T10451068
KGYL 
19nm SW 		181315Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M08/M09 A2983 RMK AO2 T10771086
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