Whiskey Lake Seaplane Base

No official reason for the closure has been published. Given that it was a private-use facility, the most probable reason is that the owner ceased operating seaplanes from the location. This could be due to the owner selling the associated property, no longer owning a seaplane, or simply choosing not to maintain its status as a designated landing area.

The site of the former seaplane base is Whiskey Lake itself, a recreational lake in Douglas County, Minnesota. The lake is currently used for public and private activities such as boating, fishing, and swimming. The surrounding shoreline is composed of private residential properties. There are no visible remnants of any dedicated aviation infrastructure, such as a hangar or specialized dock, at the specified coordinates. The associated land is private property.

The Whiskey Lake Seaplane Base was a private, non-public facility with minimal historical significance beyond local aviation. The identifier 'US-11027' is not an official ICAO code but an internal designation used by third-party data aggregators. The 'base' was likely a designated water lane on Whiskey Lake for a single private owner to legally operate a personal seaplane (floatplane or amphibious aircraft) from their lakeside residence. Operations would have been limited to private, recreational, visual flight rules (VFR) flights. It was not a commercial airport and did not serve the public.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the Whiskey Lake Seaplane Base. As a private facility, any potential reopening would be entirely dependent on a landowner on the lake who is also a pilot and wishes to go through the process of registering a new private seaplane base with the Minnesota Department of Transportation and the FAA. Currently, it is considered permanently closed.