Milaca Municipal
18Y · Milaca, Minnesota · Mille Lacs County · map
Milaca Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Milaca, 2 miles northeast of Milaca, Minnesota, 1,100 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 2,900 feet of grass. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Milaca Municipal?
Its FAA code is 18Y.
Where is Milaca Municipal?
It is 2 miles northeast of Milaca, Minnesota, 1,100 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Milaca Municipal?
Its one runway, 16/34, is 2,900 feet long, grass.
Does Milaca Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Milaca Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Milaca Municipal?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Colonels Flying Club and Princeton Raptors Flying Club. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Milaca Municipal?
4 pilot examiners and 6 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Milaca Municipal…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 18Y
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Milaca
- Elevation
- 1,100 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Twin Cities sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3E
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1969
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,900 × 150 ft | Grass, good | Non-standard lights |
- Runway 16: trees 48 ft high 649 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Mora Municipal (17 nm northeast), Cambridge Municipal (20 nm southeast), St. Cloud Sky Central Airport (22 nm southwest), Rush City Regional (29 nm east).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Minnesota · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Ultralight traffic on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Fuel available 24 hours with credit card.
- Non-standard low intensity lights; spacing.
- Runway 16/34 marked with yellow cones.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Milaca from the FAA register
25 aircraft are registered to owners in Milaca, Minnesota: 24 piston singles, 1 drone. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Minnesota.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Colonels Flying Club 1 aircraft · Princeton, 15 miles away
- Princeton Raptors Flying Club 1 aircraft · Princeton, 15 miles away
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 2 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 4 for airplanes. Also nearby: 6 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 2 training center examiners.
- Steven Leroy Anderson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes · St. Cloud Aviation/Wright Aero · Saint Cloud, MN (23 nm) · (320) 267-1532 · [email protected]
- James Nobel Shadduck private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · James Shadduck, Legacy Pilot Training, Maple Lake Airport · Maple Lake, MN (35 nm) · (952) 210-6250 · [email protected]
- Barbara Ann Mack private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot; airplanes · Hangar · Blaine, MN (40 nm) · (612) 554-1233 · [email protected]
- Matthew Allen Bradway private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Fridley, MN (44 nm) · (763) 458-1863 · [email protected]
All 13 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Milaca 25 aircraft · 24 piston singles, 1 drones
- Colonels Flying Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- Princeton Raptors Flying Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Minnesota 1,542 since 1982 · 207 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Minnesota 146 landing places
- Minnesota 6,933 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/18Y.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 23, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.