Walker Municipal Airport
Y49 · Walker, MN · Non-towered · Print kneeboard
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Sun & FAA night2026-08-04 · night begins 09:23 PM
| Event | Local (CDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 05:26 AM | 10:26Z |
| Sunrise | 06:01 AM | 11:01Z |
| Sunset | 08:48 PM | 01:48Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 09:23 PM | 02:23Z |
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Runways
RWY 15LEFT traffic
- Heading
- 147° mag · 148° true
- Dimensions
- 3,220 × 75 ft
- TPA
- 2,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
- Surface
- Asphalt
- Lights
- 4-light PAPI (left) (3°)
- CTAF
- 122.9
Enter the left downwind (heading 327°) on the 45° at 2,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).
More details — RWY 15
- Threshold elev
- 1,345 ft
- Markings
- nonprecision
- Approach obstacle
- Trees — 20:1 slope to clear
- Threshold crossing height
- 26 ft
- TDZ elevation
- 1,348 ft
- End lights
- REIL
Pattern side: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: FAA runway-end coordinates
| Runway | Length | Your margin |
|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 3,220 ft |
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Comms & NavAids
Communication frequencies
Before taxi
Taxi & takeoff
Also
By procedure & sector (1 frequencies)
| Frequency | Used by |
|---|---|
| 251.1 | BEMIDJI RCAG (LOW) |
Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).
Nearby navigation aids
IDJ 110.00
| NavAid | Type | Freq · ch | Range | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDJ · Lake Bemidji | VOR/DME | 110.00 · 37X | Terminal | r151° / 23.8 NM |
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Charts & procedures
Airport info
Airport information
- FAA LID
- Y49
- Coordinates
- 47.1583, -94.6461
- Elevation
- 1,348 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 1E
- Sectional chart
- TWIN CITIES
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- No
- Weather station
- AWOS-3PT · 119.0 · ☎ 218-547-2451
- ARTCC
- MINNEAPOLIS (ZMP)
- Flight service (FSS)
- PRINCETON · 122.2 · 1-800-WX-BRIEF
- NOTAM facility
- PNM
- Attendance
- UNATNDD
- Beacon
- white-green (SS-SR)
- Segmented circle
- No
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Activated
- 1952/10
- Distance from city
- 4 NW
Night operations
- Airport lighting
- SEE RMK
- Rotating beacon
- white-green · SS-SR
- Pilot-controlled lighting
- MIRL RY 15/33 PRESET TO LOW SS-SR; INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RY 15 & 33; PAPI RY 15 & 33 - CTAF. on 122.9 — Chart Supplement ↗
Runway lighting aids — 15: 4-light PAPI (left) · 33: 4-light PAPI (left).
FAA night windows (civil twilight, loggable night §1.1, currency §61.57) are under Sun & FAA night in the Weather section.
Services fuel · repairs · oxygen · attendance
- Fuel available
- 100LL
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
- Airframe service
- NONE
- Powerplant service
- NONE
- Parking
- tiedowns, hangars
- Other services
- Instruction, Rental, Survey
Ownership & management 2 contacts
Remarks FAA · 3 notes
General
- FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
Lighting
- MIRL RY 15/33 PRESET TO LOW SS-SR; INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RY 15 & 33; PAPI RY 15 & 33 - CTAF.
Fuel
- FUEL AVBL 24 HOURS BY CREDIT CARD.
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About Y49
Walker Municipal Airport (Y49) is an airport in Walker, MN, at 1,348 ft MSL. It has 1 runway, the longest 3,220 ft, with no control tower (pilot-controlled). This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for Y49, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.
Does Y49 have a control tower?
No. Walker Municipal Airport is a non-towered (pilot-controlled) airport; use the published CTAF/UNICOM in the Comms & NavAids section.
What is the longest runway at Y49?
Walker Municipal Airport has 1 runway; the longest is 3,220 ft. See the Runways section for headings, surface, and lighting.
Where is Y49?
Walker Municipal Airport is in Walker, MN, at an elevation of 1,348 ft MSL. Coordinates: 47.1583, -94.6461.
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