Root Beers Float Seaplane Base

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Location

Latitude: 
 45-02-23.4312N (45.039842)
Longitude: 
 093-53-14.6418W (-93.8874)
Elevation: 
 948.0 feet MSL (289 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 0.4 E (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 04 N.M. W of Delano, Minnesota
Found On: 
 Twin Cities Chart
FAA Region: 
 AGL

Contacts

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

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Seaplane Base
Activation Date: 
 07/2025
Control tower: 
 No
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZMP (Minneapolis)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZMP (Minneapolis)
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1948 feet (594 m)

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:  122.900

       

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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field: 
    FSS Name (ID):  Princeton(PNM)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 38MN

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    9.1 Winsted Municipal Airport
    (10D)    		 235 235 100LL
    12.5 Maple Lake Municipal-Bill Mavencamp Sr Field Airport
    (KMGG MGG)    		 340 340 100LL
    22.2 Flying Cloud Airport
    (FCM KFCM FCM)    		 124 124 100LL, Jet A
    22.7 Crystal Airport
    (MIC KMIC MIC)    		 86 86 100LL, Jet A
    23.6 Hutchinson Municipal/Butler Field Airport
    (KHCD HCD)    		 242 241 100LL, Jet A
    24.5 Leaders Clear Lake Airport
    (8Y6)    		 351 351 100LL
    26.5 Litchfield Municipal Airport
    (KLJF LJF)    		 277 276 100LL
    29.4 Anoka County/Blaine (Janes Field) Airport
    (KANE ANE)    		 77 77 100LL, Jet A
    29.8 Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport
    (MSP KMSP MSP)    		 108 108 100LL, Jet A, Jet A++
    31.2 St Cloud Regional Airport
    (STC KSTC STC)    		 346 346 100LL, Jet A
    33.1 Surfside Seaplane Base
    (8Y4)    		 77 77 100LL
    33.4 Princeton Municipal Airport
    (KPNM PNM)    		 20 20 100LL
    35.7 St Paul Downtown Holman Field Airport
    (STP KSTP STP)    		 99 99 100LL, Jet A
    37.4 Airlake Airport
    (KLVN LVN)    		 131 131 100LL, Jet A
    37.9 South St Paul Municipal/Richard E Fleming Field Airport
    (KSGS SGS)    		 106 106 100LL, Jet A, UL94
    39.4 Wipline Seaplane Base
    (09Y)    		 108 108 100LL, Jet A
    39.7 Hector Municipal Airport
    (1D6)    		 242 241 100LL
    39.9 Forest Lake Airport
    (25D)    		 71 71 100LL
    40.7 Cambridge Municipal Airport
    (KCBG CBG)    		 40 40 100LL, Jet A
    49.0 Mankato Regional Airport
    (MKT KMKT MKT)    		 181 181 100LL, Jet A+

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    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 01W/19W
    Longest Runway: 01W/19W is 3863 ft (1177 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    38MN Airport Runway Details

    Waterway 01W/19W  3863 ft x 500 ft (1177 m x 152 m)
    Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 07/07/2025
    Surface:  Water - No special surface treatment

    Waterway 01W

    Runway 19W
    Elevation: 
    		 948.0 948.0
    Latitude: 
    		 45-02-04.9488N 45-02-41.9136N
    Longitude: 
    		 093-53-21.2856W 093-53-07.9980W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    		 010 190
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Runway Markings Type: 
    		 None

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 Low Pressure
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A+
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

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