FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 8Y4 |
| Lat/Long: | 45-08-59.8780N / 093-07-00.8000W
45-08.997967N / 093-07.013333W
45.1499661 / -93.1168889
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 880 ft. / 268 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 03E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles S of LINO LAKES, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 55014 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | TWIN CITIES |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PNM (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MAY-OCT DAWN-DUSK, NOV-APR/UNATNDD/ |
| Pattern altitude: | 1480 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at ANE (4 nm W): | PHONE 763-780-9025 |
| WX ASOS at MIC (11 nm SW): | PHONE 763-531-2343 |
| WX ASOS at STP (13 nm S): | PHONE 651-298-1410 |
| WX AWOS-3 at 21D (14 nm SE): | 120.075 (651-779-5949) |
| WX ASOS at MSP (17 nm S): | PHONE 612-725-0939 |
| WX AWOS-3 at SGS (18 nm S): | 119.425 (651-457-8120) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GEPr083/10.8 | | GOPHER VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 06E |
| MSPr016/16.0 | | MINNEAPOLIS VOR/DME | | 115.30 | | 02E |
| FCMr031/24.2 | | FLYING CLOUD VOR/DME | | 111.80 | | 06E |
| FGTr359/31.3 | | FARMINGTON VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 06E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| HOPEY | | 333/18.2 | | 400 | | 03E | | PPI | .--. .--. .. |
| OSCEOLA | | 241/20.5 | | 233 | | 01E | | OEO | --- . --- |
| NEW RICHMOND | | 268/24.7 | | 257 | | 02E | | RNH | .-. -. .... |
| CAMBRIDGE | | 163/25.2 | | 350 | | 03E | | CBG | -.-. -... --. |
| PRINCETON | | 137/32.4 | | 368 | | 03E | | PNM | .--. -. -- |
| AMERON | | 255/32.5 | | 278 | | 01E | | AHH | .- .... .... |
| RUSH CITY | | 190/33.5 | | 282 | | 02E | | ROS | .-. --- ... |
Seaplane Base Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | buoy and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway NE/SW
| Dimensions: | 6500 x 1000 ft. / 1981 x 305 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY NE | | RUNWAY SW |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway N/S
| Dimensions: | 5500 x 1000 ft. / 1676 x 305 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY N | | RUNWAY S |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | SURFSIDE SEAPLANE BASE INC
6980 LAKE DR
LINO LAKES, MN 55014
Phone 612-780-4179 |
| Manager: | BRUCE R. HANSON
6980 LAKE DR
LINO LAKES, MN 55014
Phone 612-780-4179 |
Seaplane Base Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 45 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 45 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 79/week * | | 76% | local general aviation | | 24% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 19 June 1996 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | PLAN APCH OVER MARSHAN OR BALDWIN LAKES. |
| - | 500' TWR 2 MI EAST RIGHT OF DEP PATH. |
| - | SOUTH DEPS MAKE LEFT TURNOUT. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 8Y4.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KANE - Anoka County-Blaine Airport (Janes Field) (4 nm W)
KMIC - Crystal Airport (11 nm SW)
KSTP - St. Paul Downtown Airport / Holman Field (13 nm S)
21D - Lake Elmo Airport (14 nm SE)
KMSP - Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport (17 nm S)
KSGS - South St Paul Municipal Airport-Richard E Fleming Field (18 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo by R. Johnson
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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Nov-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:32 | | 12:32 |
| Sunrise | | 07:03 | | 13:03 |
| Sunset | | 16:49 | | 22:49 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:21 | | 23:21 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Nov-2009 06:21:34 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 09-Nov-2009 00:21:34 |
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| METAR |
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KANE
4nm W | 090555Z AUTO 29006KT 10SM CLR 06/02 A3003 RMK AO2
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KMIC
11nm SW | 090553Z AUTO 30007KT 10SM CLR 08/01 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP168 T00780011 10150 20078 401670022 51045
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KSTP
13nm S | 090553Z AUTO 31008KT 10SM CLR 08/01 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP169 T00830006 10156 20083 401830039 53048
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KMSP
17nm S | 090553Z 31007KT 10SM BKN250 08/01 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP170 T00830006 10161 20083 401780056 51049
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KSGS
18nm S | 090554Z AUTO 32007KT 10SM CLR 09/01 A3001 RMK AO2 T00940010 10162 20094 401850045
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KMSP
17nm S | 090520Z 0906/1012 33008KT P6SM BKN200 FM091100 30006KT P6SM BKN250 FM100000 VRB02KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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