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96WI Vette/Blust Seaplane Base
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 96WI
Lat/Long: 43-56-27.9470N 088-29-37.4060W
43-56.465783N 088-29.623433W
43.9410964,-88.4937239
(estimated)
Elevation: 750 ft. / 229 m (estimated)
Variation: 01W (1985)
From city: 5 miles W of OSHKOSH, WI
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 54979

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 02/1982
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: GREEN BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
OPEN JULY 29 TH AUG 7 F EAA CONVENTION.
Wind indicator: no
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

WX ASOS at OSH (4 nm NW): PHONE 920-426-1644
WX ASOS at FLD (10 nm S): 134.0 (920-922-4444)
WX AWOS-3 at ATW (19 nm N): PHONE 920-832-2597

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
OSHr136/4.0OSHKOSH VORTAC116.7502E
BJBr334/(35.0)WEST BEND VOR109.8001W
GRBr198/39.0GREEN BAY VORTAC115.5001E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
POBER037/4.939503WOS --- ...

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 1300 x 60 ft. / 396 x 18 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Runway N/S

Dimensions: 10000 x 4000 ft. / 3048 x 1219 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY N  RUNWAY S
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: JOHN VETTE & BURLEIGH BLUST
5050 LAKE ROAD
OSHKOSH, WI 54902
Phone 920-233-3732
Manager: JOHN VETTE & BURLEIGH BLUST
5050 LAKE ROAD
OSHKOSH, WI 54902
Phone 920-231-7370
EXT 3200 OR CELL 920-379-4894.

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 96WI.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KOSH - Wittman Regional Airport (4 nm NW)
KFLD - Fond Du Lac County Airport (10 nm S)
8D1 - New Holstein Municipal Airport (16 nm E)
KATW - Appleton International Airport (19 nm N)
KSBM - Sheboygan County Memorial International Airport (30 nm E)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 02-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0112:01
Sunrise06:3012:30
Sunset17:4223:42
Evening civil twilight18:1100:11

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  02-Mar-2026 17:20:36
Local (UTC-6)  02-Mar-2026 11:20:36
 
METAR
KOSH 
3nm NW 		021653Z 15010KT 10SM BKN080 01/M08 A3037 RMK AO2 SLP301 T00061083
KFLD 
10nm S 		021653Z AUTO 16011KT 10SM OVC080 01/M08 A3037 RMK AO2 SLP296 T00111083
KATW 
19nm N 		021645Z 16012KT 10SM SCT085 01/M07 A3037
TAF
KATW 
19nm N 		021132Z 0212/0312 15006KT P6SM FEW100 FM021500 20012G20KT P6SM FEW100 FM022300 19007KT P6SM BKN250 FM030800 VRB04KT P6SM BKN040 BKN150
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