Big Falls Municipal
7Y9 · Big Falls, Minnesota · Koochiching County · map
Big Falls Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Big Falls, 3 miles northeast of Big Falls, Minnesota, 1,233 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 03/21, is 2,850 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Big Falls Municipal?
Its FAA code is 7Y9.
Where is Big Falls Municipal?
It is 3 miles northeast of Big Falls, Minnesota, 1,233 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Big Falls Municipal?
The longest of its 2 runways, 03/21, is 2,850 feet long.
Does Big Falls Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Big Falls Municipal?
1 aviation medical examiner work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 7Y9
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Big Falls
- Elevation
- 1,233 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Twin Cities sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3E
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1951
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 2,850 × 100 ft | Grass, fair | |
| 11/29 | 2,602 × 200 ft | Grass, fair | Non-standard lights |
- Runway 03: trees 54 ft high 581 ft from the end
- Runway 21: threshold displaced 816 ft, trees 47 ft high 581 ft from the end
- Runway 11: trees 48 ft high 481 ft from the end
- Runway 29: trees 93 ft high 1,751 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Falls Intl/Einarson Field (26 nm northeast), Orr Regional (38 nm east), Baudette International (46 nm northwest), Cook Municipal (49 nm southeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Falls Intl/Einarson Field (26 nm northeast), International Falls Seaplane Base (29 nm northeast), Orr Regional (38 nm east), Baudette International (46 nm northwest).
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
- Non-standard low-intensity runway lights due to spacing.
- Yellow cones.
- Yellow cones.
- Yellow cones.
- Yellow cones.
- Ultralight traffic on and in the vicinity of airport.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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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 Big Falls from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Big Falls, MN as the owner's town.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner.
All 1 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
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 · 1 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
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 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 6,940 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/7Y9.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 29, 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.