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7Y3 Backus Municipal Airport
Backus, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: 7Y3
Lat/Long: 46-49-36.8530N / 094-30-25.9930W
46-49.614217N / 094-30.433217W
46.8269036 / -94.5072203
(estimated)
Elevation: 1355 ft. / 413.0 m (surveyed)
Variation: 04E (1985)
From city: 1 mile NE of BACKUS, MN
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 56435

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 11/1941
Sectional chart: TWIN CITIES
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: PNM (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-1700
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: SS-SR
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at PWC (8 nm SE): 118.525 (218-587-3420)
WX AWOS-3 at XVG (16 nm NE): 118.275 (218-363-3347)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PKDr096/23.5PARK RAPIDS VOR/DME110.6004E
BRDr322/34.9BRAINERD VORTAC116.9003E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PINE RIVER317/7.833003EPWC .--. .-- -.-.
LONGVILLE227/15.939204EXVG -..- ...- --.
STAPLES024/29.425701ESAZ ... .- --..
AITKIN296/38.139700EAIT .- .. -

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL MOGAS
FOR FUEL CALL 218-947-3211 OR 218-947-3100.
Parking: tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 3588 x 135 ft. / 1094 x 41 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
RWY 15/33 SAND SHOWING THROUGH TURF.
Runway edge lights: non-standard
NSTD LIRL DUE TO SPACING.
Runway edge markings: 15/33 MKD WITH YELLOW PLASTIC CONES.
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Latitude: 46-49.898167N46-49.330167N
Longitude: 094-30.550167W094-30.316333W
Elevation: 1353.0 ft.1346.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 9 ft. trees, 123 ft. from runway, 75 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clearnone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF BACKUS
PO BOX 44
BACKUS, MN 56435
Phone 218-947-3221
Manager: DENNY WILLIAMS
PO BOX 187
BACKUS, MN 56435
Phone 218-947-3100

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 8
Single engine airplanes: 7
Multi engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 123/week *
62% local general aviation
38% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 14 October 2012

Additional Remarks

ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 7Y3.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KPWC - Pine River Regional Airport (8 nm SE)
KXVG - Longville Municipal Airport (16 nm NE)
KPKD - Park Rapids Municipal-Konshok Field Airport (24 nm W)
KSAZ - Staples Municipal Airport (29 nm SW)
KBRD - Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (30 nm SE)
 
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Aerial photo of 7Y3 (Backus Municipal Airport)
Photo taken 25-Jul-2010
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From to 7Y3

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0410:04
Sunrise05:4110:41
Sunset20:4801:48
Evening civil twilight21:2502:25

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-May-2013 12:51:06
Local (UTC-5)  18-May-2013 07:51:06
 
METAR
KPWC 
9nm SE 
181213Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR OVC003 11/10 A2996 RMK AO2
KXVG 
16nm NE 
181216Z AUTO 09004KT 4SM -DZ OVC007 10/09 A2992 RMK AO2
TAF
KBRD 
30nm SE 
181138Z 1812/1912 16008KT P6SM VCTS OVC060CB TEMPO 1812/1815 3SM -TSRA BR BKN018 OVC060CB FM181500 14007KT P6SM -RA BKN040 FM182000 12010KT P6SM OVC110 FM190300 14007KT P6SM VCSH BKN035
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