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


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3912:39
Sunrise07:1213:12
Sunset16:4522:45
Evening civil twilight17:1923:19

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Nov-2009 05:09:48
Local (UTC-6)  08-Nov-2009 23:09:48
 
METAR
KFOZ 
26nm S 
090453Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/4SM -DZ BKN070 OVC095 04/03 A3004 RMK AO2 VIS 1V2 1/2
KINL 
26nm NE 
090455Z AUTO 00000KT 3/4SM -RA BR BKN027 OVC033 05/04 A3002 RMK AO2 RAB29 SLP179 P0000 T00500044
KVWU 
30nm W 
090452Z AUTO 00000KT 1/2SM FG BKN006 OVC044 04/03 A3003 RMK AO2 P0001
KORB 
38nm E 
090454Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -DZ OVC040 04/03 A3000 RMK AO2
KBDE 
47nm NW 
090453Z AUTO 19006KT 10SM BKN075 06/04 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP168 T00560044 TSNO
KCDD 
48nm E 
090452Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA SCT004 OVC010 05/05 A3004 RMK AO2
KCQM 
49nm SE 
090457Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA OVC050 04/04 A3001 RMK AO2
TAF
KINL 
26nm NE 
090357Z 0904/0924 00000KT 5SM -RA BR OVC035 TEMPO 0904/0906 1SM -RA BR OVC025 FM090600 21004KT P6SM BKN050 FM091300 23011KT P6SM SKC
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