Big Falls Municipal Airport (7Y9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:53 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KFOZ), 7Y9 is currently LIFR with winds from 170° at 3 knots, visibility 6 statute miles, and a 100 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Big Falls Municipal Airport in Big Falls, MN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFOZ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Big Falls Municipal Airport (7Y9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Big Falls, MN at a field elevation of 1,233 ft. 7Y9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFOZ, about 25 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (03/21, 11/29), the longest 2,850 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KINL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFOZ, 25.2 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 3 kt, visibility 6 statute miles, broken clouds at 100 ft, overcast at 500 ft, temperature 7°C (44°F), altimeter 29.94 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 100 ft.
METAR KFOZ 280153Z AUTO 17003KT 6SM BR BKN001 OVC005 07/07 A2994 RMK AO2 T00680068
Current pilot readout for 7Y9
Based on the nearest station (KFOZ), 7Y9 is currently LIFR with winds from 170° at 3 knots, visibility 6 statute miles, and a 100 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (11, 21). Density altitude is approximately 500 ft (field elevation 1,233 ft). 7Y9 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KINL, about 27 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11FAV | 2,602 ft | TURF-G | 2 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 21 | 2,850 ft | TURF | 2 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 03 | 2,850 ft | TURF | 2 kt tail | 2 kt right |
| 29 | 2,602 ft | TURF-G | 2 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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7Y9 runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 03/212,850 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 7Y9Wind
- 03
- 2 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 21
- 2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 11/292,602 × 200 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 7Y9Wind
- 11
- 2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 29
- 2 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
7Y9 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 7Y9
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ROX UA /OV ROX/TM 2155/FL040/TP BE99/SK BASE 018/TB NEG/IC NEG
ROX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ROXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2155Reported at 21:55 UTC.FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.TP BE99Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE 018Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 7Y9
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 21
- 42%
- 29
- 27%
- 11
- 20%
- 03
- 11%
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Live crosswind meter
7Y9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFOZ, 25 nm away.
Wind is 45° off runway 21, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 03/21, 11/29 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Runway lights
- Sunset to sunrise
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 7Y9
- City
- Big Falls
- State
- Minnesota
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,233 ft
- Coordinates
- 48.1958, -93.7668
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,850 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KFOZ
- TAF
- Nearest KINL
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 21h 7m
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Pilot PIREPs for Big Falls Municipal Airport (7Y9)
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