FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | Y49 |
| Lat/Long: | 47-09-34.4000N / 094-38-43.5000W
47-09.573333N / 094-38.725000W
47.1595556 / -94.6454167
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1364 ft. / 415.7 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: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 15/33 & PAPI RYS 15 & 33 & REIL RYS 15 & 33 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| PKDr044/23.4 | | PARK RAPIDS VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 04E |
| BJIr144/29.4 | | BEMIDJI VORTAC | | 108.60 | | 04E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| LONGVILLE | | 295/20.5 | | 392 | | 04E | | XVG | -..- ...- --. |
| PINE RIVER | | 335/28.1 | | 330 | | 03E | | PWC | .--. .-- -.-. |
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: | 3210 x 75 ft. / 978 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | MARKINGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 144 magnetic, 148 true | | 324 magnetic, 328 true |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left | | 4-light PAPI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 56 ft. trees, 470 ft. from runway, 170 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear | | 90 ft. trees, 2000 ft. from runway, 200 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF WALKER
BOX 207
WALKER, MN 56484
Phone 218-547-1619 |
| Manager: | KEN BRESLEY
6909 HWY 371
WALKER, MN 56484
Phone 218-547-1616 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 16 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 16 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 25/day * | | 51% | transient general aviation | | 49% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 30 April 2005 | |
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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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Sep-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:17 | | 11:17 |
| Sunrise | | 06:48 | | 11:48 |
| Sunset | | 19:45 | | 00:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:16 | | 01:16 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Sep-2008 07:08:44 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 07-Sep-2008 02:08:44 |
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| METAR |
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KXVG
21nm SE | 070654Z AUTO 22003KT 7SM SCT110 04/04 A2993 RMK AO2
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KBJI
23nm NW | 070655Z AUTO 29004KT 10SM SCT060 OVC070 10/08 A2993 RMK AO2
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KPKD
23nm SW | 070653Z AUTO 30005KT 9SM -RA BKN065 OVC080 12/09 A2995 RMK AO2 RAB30 SLP141 P0000 T01220094
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KPWC
29nm SE | 070654Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 02/02 A2997 RMK AO2
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KBJI
23nm NW | 070520Z 070606 27005KT P6SM VCSH BKN070 FM0900 29005KT P6SM SCT070 TEMPO 0913 5SM BR BKN008 FM1300 32012KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 FM0200 30005KT P6SM FEW050
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| NOTAMs |
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