AirNav: 8Y4 - Surfside Seaplane Base

8Y4

Surfside Seaplane Base
Lino Lakes, Minnesota, USA

GOING TO LINO LAKES?

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008

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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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
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
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

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)

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Area around 8Y4 (Surfside Seaplane Base)

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Sectional chart
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 07-Sep-2008

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:14	11:14
Sunrise	06:44	11:44
Sunset	19:37	00:37
Evening civil twilight	20:07	01:07

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	07-Sep-2008 13:04:30
Local (UTC-5)	07-Sep-2008 08:04:30

METAR

KANE 4nm W	071250Z 24003KT 7SM FEW009 SCT200 11/11 A3001
KMIC 11nm SW	071253Z 23004KT 10SM CLR 11/09 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP161 T01110094
KSTP 13nm S	071253Z 26005KT 10SM OVC009 13/10 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP168 T01280100
KMSP 17nm S	071253Z 24004KT 10SM BKN007 BKN150 12/10 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP168 T01170100
KSGS 18nm S	071255Z AUTO 25003KT 10SM OVC005 12/10 A3002 RMK AO2

TAF

KMSP
17nm S

071128Z 071212 24007KT P6SM SCT005 SCT120 TEMPO 1213 BKN005 FM1600 27006KT P6SM VCSH BKN045 OVC090 TEMPO 1619 -SHRA BKN040 FM1900 29010KT P6SM BKN045 FM0100 31007KT P6SM FEW050 SCT100 FM0600 34004KT P6SM SCT250

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

Adventure Bound Seaplanes

612-868-4243

no information available

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FS	100LL $4.99
Updated 28-Sep-2007

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FS=Full service

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

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

AirNav users who flew into 8Y4 have stayed at...
	Miles		Price ($)
DAYS INN TWIN CITIES NORTH		5.2	60-80

Other hotels near Surfside Seaplane Base
	Miles		Price ($)
COUNTRY INN STS LINO LAKES		2.0	72-73
COUNTRY INN STS SHOREVIEW		3.7
AMERICINN MOUNDS VIEW		5.3
COMFORT SUITES BLAINE		5.7	130-131
SUPER 8 BLAINE MN		5.7	80-81

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 Surfside Seaplane Base

3 in	Shoreview
2 in	Mounds View
2 in	Blaine
4 in	Coon Rapids
7 in	Roseville
7 in	Brooklyn Center

3 in	Brooklyn Park
3 in	Saint Paul
30 in	Minneapolis
3 in	Oakdale
1 in	Maplewood
4 in	Stillwater

6 in	Maple Grove
5 in	Woodbury
2 in	Mendota Heights
8 in	Plymouth
1 in	South St Paul

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