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7Y3

Backus Municipal Airport
Backus, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	7Y3
Lat/Long:	46-49-37.8300N 094-30-24.4300W 46-49.630500N 094-30.407167W 46.8271750,-94.5067861 (estimated)
Elevation:	1353 ft. / 412 m (estimated)
Variation:	04E (1985)
From city:	1 mile NE of BACKUS, MN
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	56435

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	11/1941
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	PNM (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	ACTVT NSTD LIRL RWY 15/33 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 33 OTS INDEFLY.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

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

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL MOGAS 100LL:FUEL AVBL H24 VIA CREDIT CARD.
Parking:	tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions:	3585 x 135 ft. / 1093 x 41 m
Surface:	turf, in fair condition SAND SHOWING THROUGH TURF.
Runway edge lights:	non-standard NSTD LIRL DUE TO SPACING.
Runway edge markings:	YELLOW CONES.
	RUNWAY 15	RUNWAY 33
Latitude:	46-49.908667N	46-49.352333N
Longitude:	094-30.549667W	094-30.264667W
Elevation:	1353.0 ft.	1346.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	157 magnetic, 161 true	337 magnetic, 341 true
Markings:	, in good condition	, in good condition
Visual slope indicator:		2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no
Obstructions:	6 ft. trees, 88 ft. from runway, 91 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear	47 ft. trees, 601 ft. from runway, 182 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF BACKUS PO BOX 44 BACKUS, MN 56435-0044 Phone 218-947-9915
Manager:	ANN SWANSON PO BOX 44 BACKUS, MN 56435-2605 Phone 218-839-8450

Additional Remarks

-	ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	NMRS PRIM SFC PENETRATIONS.
-	FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

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)
Y49 - Walker Municipal Airport (21 nm N)
KPKD - Park Rapids Municipal Airport-Konshok Field (24 nm W)
KSAZ - Staples Municipal Airport (29 nm SW)

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Area around 7Y3 (Backus Municipal Airport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 18-Dec-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:24	13:24
Sunrise	08:00	14:00
Sunset	16:30	22:30
Evening civil twilight	17:05	23:05

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	18-Dec-2025 07:53:43
Local (UTC-6)	18-Dec-2025 01:53:43

METAR

KPWC 9nm SE	180735Z AUTO 18010KT 10SM BKN025 OVC031 03/01 A2906 RMK AO2 CIG 022V028 T00290008
KXVG 16nm NE	180733Z AUTO 16012G16KT 10SM BKN034 03/M01 A2908 RMK AO2

TAF

KBRD
30nm SE

180541Z 1806/1906 17016G30KT P6SM OVC100 WS015/19055KT FM180700 22015G32KT 6SM -RA BR OVC023 FM181400 25015G31KT 6SM -RASN BR OVC009 FM181700 30018G34KT 5SM -SN BLSN OVC008 FM182100 33022G41KT 3SM -SN BLSN OVC012 FM190200 33017G29KT P6SM BKN030 FM190500 32013G21KT P6SM SCT060

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City of Backus

218-839-8450

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	Mogas
SS		$6.00
Updated 21-May-2024

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SS=Self service

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