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7Y9 Big Falls Municipal Airport
Big Falls, Minnesota, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: 7Y9
Lat/Long: 48-11-54.3000N / 093-45-52.8000W
48-11.905000N / 093-45.880000W
48.1984167 / -93.7646667
(estimated)
Elevation: 1232 ft. / 376 m (estimated)
Variation: 03E (1985)
From city: 3 miles NE of BIG FALLS, MN
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 56627

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 01/1951
Sectional chart: TWIN CITIES
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: DUSK-DAWN

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
INLr207/26.3INTERNATIONAL FALLS VORTA111.0006E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
BIGFORK348/25.334502EFOZ ..-. --- --..
FORT FRANCES195/30.837602EYAG -.-- .- --.
ORR285/37.834102EORB --- .-. -...

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 11/29

Dimensions: 2850 x 100 ft. / 869 x 30 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
Runway edge lights: non-standard
NSTD LIRL DUE TO SPACING.
Runway edge markings: RY 11/29 MKD WITH YELLOW CONES.
RUNWAY 11  RUNWAY 29
Latitude: 48-12.022000N48-11.788667N
Longitude: 093-46.184333W093-45.576167W
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 62 ft. trees, 1907 ft. from runway, 62 ft. right of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear85 ft. trees, 1741 ft. from runway, 299 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF BIG FALLS
BOX 196
BIG FALLS, MN 56627
Phone 218-276-2282
Manager: TERRY BAIRD
P.O. BOX 196
BIG FALLS, MN 56627
Phone 218-276-2328

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 1
Single engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 33/month *
50% transient general aviation
50% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 30 April 2006

Additional Remarks

ARPT CLSD WINTER MONTHS.
ULTRALIGHT TRAFFIC ON & INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 7Y9.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFOZ - Bigfork Municipal Airport (25 nm S)
KINL - Falls International Airport (26 nm NE)
KORB - Orr Regional Airport (38 nm E)
KBDE - Baudette International Airport (46 nm NW)
KCQM - Cook Municipal Airport (49 nm SE)
 
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From to 7Y9

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0110:01
Sunrise05:3810:38
Sunset20:4501:45
Evening civil twilight21:2202:22

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-May-2008 18:16:45
Local (UTC-5)  13-May-2008 13:16:45
 
METAR
KFOZ 
26nm S 
131755Z AUTO 32006KT 10SM OVC009 07/05 A2973 RMK AO2
KINL 
26nm NE 
131755Z AUTO 31009KT 5SM -RA BR OVC004 06/04 A2969 RMK AO2 RAB04 SLP067 P0000 60008 T00560044 10056 20039 53001
KVWU 
30nm W 
131754Z AUTO 31010KT 7SM BKN008 OVC013 06/04 A2975 RMK AO2
KORB 
38nm E 
131755Z AUTO 21003KT 7SM -DZ SCT008 OVC015 08/08 A2966 RMK AO2 P0003
KBDE 
47nm NW 
131753Z AUTO 34010KT 4SM BR OVC005 04/03 A2975 RMK AO2 SLP087 T00440033 10050 20039 51009
KCDD 
48nm E 
131751Z AUTO 18004KT 7SM -RA BKN010 OVC023 09/09 A2969 RMK AO2
KCQM 
49nm SE 
131755Z AUTO 17004KT 7SM -RA OVC019 08/08 A2968 RMK AO2
TAF
KINL 
26nm NE 
131758Z 131818 33008KT P6SM OVC012 TEMPO 1820 4SM -RA BR OVC005 FM0400 30005KT P6SM SKC
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