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Y49 · Walker Municipal Airport

FAA-LID · US · 4 NTSB events

ID Y49 Elev 1,364 ft Lat 47° 9.50' N Lon 94° 38.77' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,220 ft. Max gradient: 0.03%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
15 148° 3,220 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.03%
33 328° 3,220 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.03%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 2 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RY 15 & 33; PAPI RY 15 & 33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RY 15 & 33; PAPI RY 15 & 33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

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All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RY 15 & 33; PAPI RY 15 & 33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RY 15 & 33; PAPI RY 15 & 33 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (2 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
  • ·FUEL AVBL 24 HOURS BY CREDIT CARD.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

4 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

1

20.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 9,500 ops in 2003

2024 total

9,200

10-yr total

92,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

21.7

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

4.35

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=4

  • Loss of control 2
  • Ground collision 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2022-07-01 Piper PA-18-135 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2020-09-01 Piper PA28 · Weather · dusk →
1996-08-02 Beech V35B · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1991-08-06 Cessna 180 · Loss of control · VMC · day →

Designees in MN

CFI Flight Instructors 1,839 A&P Mechanics 4,413 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 39 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 7 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 8 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 5 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 8 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 23 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 18 ODA Organizational Designations 2 Schools Flight Schools 44 FBO Fixed Base Operators 81 Clubs Flying Clubs 28 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 3 EAA EAA Chapters 27

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Adam Lee Chunn Nevis MN 14 nm
Mark Cook Bemidji MN 22 nm
Henry James Kliner Crookston MN 88 nm
Michael Jesse Paulson Fargo ND 91 nm
Tajae Lynn Viaene Fargo ND 91 nm
Curtis Dale Grayson Cloquet MN 92 nm
William Stone Cloquet MN 92 nm
Steven Leroy Anderson Saint Cloud MN 100 nm
Brian Alan Bird Duluth MN 105 nm
Geary Lee Padden Duluth MN 105 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Brian Scott Grey Walker MN 5 nm
Aletha Ann Edna Lenz Cass Lake MN 13 nm
Joshua Bruce Gunderson Nevis MN 14 nm
Adam Lee Chunn Nevis MN 14 nm
Bradley Richard Anderson Bemidji MN 22 nm
John William Heineman Bemidji MN 22 nm
Henry Highum Holt Bemidji MN 22 nm
Gary Alan Motz Bemidji MN 22 nm
Scott Robert Tuomala Bemidji MN 22 nm
Eric Vance Norgaard Bemidji MN 22 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Shawn Dale Coil Benedict MN 2 nm
Gary Allen Berding Walker MN 5 nm
Thomas Robert Dallman Walker MN 5 nm
Ronald Lee Borg Laporte MN 6 nm
Mark Lyman Schmidt Laporte MN 6 nm
Chad Kenneth Van Buskirk Laporte MN 6 nm
Dean Michael Kolodji Laporte MN 6 nm
Aric John Porter Laporte MN 6 nm
Matthew James Lembke Laporte MN 6 nm
Joshua Allen Ward Laporte MN 6 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Park Rapids Avionics
Park Rapids, MN
 23 nm
Kindred Aircraft Maintenance
Kindred, ND
 102 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 135 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 135 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Menomonie, WI
 149 nm
Aviation Resources
Cumberland, WI
 149 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 149 nm
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
 231 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 232 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 232 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.