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9MN2 Wabana Seaplane Base
Grand Rapids, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 9MN2
Lat/Long: 47-24-37.3800N 093-31-16.9260W
47-24.623000N 093-31.282100W
47.4103833,-93.5213683
(estimated)
Elevation: 1319 ft. / 402 m (estimated)
Variation: 02E (1995)
From city: 12 miles S of GRAND RAPIDS, MN
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 55744

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 02/1998
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at GPZ (12 nm S): 118.425 (218-326-8337)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
GPZr349/14.9GRAND RAPIDS VOR/DME114.6506E
HIBr279/33.9HIBBING VOR/DME116.5502E

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 16W/34W

Dimensions: 12000 x 500 ft. / 3658 x 152 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 16W  RUNWAY 34W
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Runway 10W/28W

Dimensions: 6000 x 500 ft. / 1829 x 152 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 10W  RUNWAY 28W
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: JOAN BIRKEMEYER
8808 HUNTERS WAY
APPLE VALLEY, MN 55124
Phone 952-432-5152
Manager: JOAN BIRKEMEYER
8808 HUNTERS WAY
APPLE VALLEY, MN 55124
Phone 952-432-5152
ADDNL CTC: JOE BIRKEMEYER 10294 S OAKS RD BRAINERD, MN 56401 715-377-6921 JOESAIRCRAFTMODS@GMAIL.COM

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 9MN2.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGPZ - Grand Rapids/Itasca County Airport-Gordon Newstrom Field (12 nm S)
KFOZ - Bigfork Municipal Airport (23 nm N)
KHIB - Range Regional Airport (28 nm E)
KXVG - Longville Municipal Airport (38 nm SW)
KEVM - Eveleth/Virginia Municipal Airport (42 nm E)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 31-May-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:4409:44
Sunrise05:2310:23
Sunset21:0102:01
Evening civil twilight21:4002:40

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  31-May-2026 23:57:16
Local (UTC-5)  31-May-2026 18:57:16
 
METAR
KGPZ 
12nm S 		312256Z AUTO 14007KT 10SM CLR 25/09 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP162 T02500089 $
KFOZ 
22nm N 		312335Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT200 24/08 A2999 RMK AO2 T02440084
TAF
KHIB 
28nm E 		311731Z 3118/0118 12007KT P6SM FEW140 FEW250
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