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Y49 Walker Municipal Airport
Walker, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: Y49
Lat/Long: 47-09-34.1304N / 094-38-43.2481W
47-09.568840N / 094-38.720802W
47.1594807 / -94.6453467
(estimated)
Elevation: 1348 ft. / 410.9 m (surveyed)
Variation: 04E (1985)
From city: 4 miles NW of WALKER, MN
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 56484

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1952
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: ACTVT REIL RY 15/33; PAPI RY 15/33; MIRL RY 15/33 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PKDr044/23.4PARK RAPIDS VOR/DME110.6004E
IDJr148/23.8LAKE BEMIDJI VOR/DME110.0004E
BJIr144/29.4BEMIDJI VORTAC108.6004E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
LONGVILLE295/20.539204EXVG -..- ...- --.
PINE RIVER335/28.133003EPWC .--. .-- -.-.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
FUEL AVBL 24 HOURS BY CREDIT CARD.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 3220 x 75 ft. / 981 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Latitude: 47-09.793963N47-09.343715N
Longitude: 094-38.925333W094-38.516268W
Elevation: 1345.1 ft.1346.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 144 magnetic, 148 true324 magnetic, 328 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 70 ft. trees, 1329 ft. from runway, 195 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clearnone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF WALKER
205 MINNESOTA AVE WEST
WALKER, MN 56484
Phone 218-547-5503
Manager: KEN BRESLEY
6909 HWY 371
WALKER, MN 56484
Phone 218-547-1616

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 14
Single engine airplanes: 14
    
Aircraft operations: avg 25/day *
51% transient general aviation
49% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 July 2011

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at Y49.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KXVG - Longville Municipal Airport (21 nm SE)
KPKD - Park Rapids Municipal-Konshok Field Airport (23 nm SW)
KBJI - Bemidji Regional Airport (24 nm NW)
KPWC - Pine River Regional Airport (28 nm SE)
KGPZ - Grand Rapids/Itasca County Airport-Gordon Newstrom Field (46 nm E)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0310:03
Sunrise05:4010:40
Sunset20:5001:50
Evening civil twilight21:2702:27

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-May-2013 13:14:01
Local (UTC-5)  18-May-2013 08:14:01
 
METAR
KXVG 
21nm SE 
181256Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR OVC003 11/10 A2992 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S
KBJI 
23nm NW 
181252Z AUTO 14008KT 10SM OVC006 11/10 A2990 RMK AO2 P0007 T01050100
KPKD 
23nm SW 
181253Z AUTO 16007KT 6SM BR BKN004 OVC095 13/13 A2990 RMK AO2 RAB16E46 CIG 003V008 SLP125 P0000 T01330128 TSNO
KPWC 
29nm SE 
181252Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM RA OVC003 11/11 A2995 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S
TAF
KBJI 
23nm NW 
181126Z 1812/1912 14007KT P6SM -RA OVC015 TEMPO 1812/1814 4SM -RA BR OVC005 FM181500 12010KT P6SM VCSH OVC025 FM181800 12010KT P6SM BKN040
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Walker Municipal Airport 218-547-1616
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100LL
SS $5.50 
 Updated 01-Mar-2013
 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Walker Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
CHASE ON THE LAKE RESORT HOTEL 4.9 169-209
AMERICINN WALKER 5.2 76-120
COUNTRY INN WALKER 5.8 89-90

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    
 

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