Piney Pinecreek Border Airport

48Y · Pinecreek, MN · 1,078 ft elevation

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Airport information

FAA LID: 48Y
Coordinates: 48.9996, -95.9826
Elevation: 1,078 ft MSL

Detailed FAA facility data isn't available for this airport.

Weather

METAR observed

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TAF forecast

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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-22

Event	Local (CDT)	UTC
Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends	04:37 AM	09:37Z
Sunrise	05:20 AM	10:20Z
Sunset	09:32 PM	02:32Z
Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins	10:15 PM	03:15Z

Loggable night (§1.1)

10:15 PM → 04:37 AM

Night currency (§61.57)

10:32 PM → 04:20 AM

Plan a flight from 48Y

Destination (ICAO)

TAS (kt)Burn (gph)Reserve (hr)Wind from (°)Wind (kt)

Night operations

Pilot-controlled lighting: Usually keyed on CTAF 122.8 — confirm the click sequence in the Chart Supplement

FAA night windows (civil twilight, loggable night §1.1, currency §61.57) are in the live weather panel above.

Traffic pattern

Landing runway

LEFT traffic

Landing: Rwy 15
Pattern: left (turns left)
TPA: 2,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
CTAF: 122.8

Enter the left downwind for Rwy 15 at 2,100 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) on a 45°. TPA estimated at 1,000 ft AGL (not charted for this field).

Runway 15/33

3,298 ft × 75 ft · ASPH-G

Heading: 153° true

Heading: 333° true

Headings shown are true (magnetic variation unavailable).

Will it fit? Your aircraft's required runway length (from the POH) — checked against every runway here

ft · ≥1.5× comfortable, under 1.25× tight · saved across airports

Runway	Length	Your margin
15/33	3,298 ft

Communication frequencies

Tower & ground

UNICOM	122.8

By procedure & sector (1 frequencies)

Frequency	Used by
134.75	A/D

Source: OurAirports — community data, not FAA-verified. Confirm on the Chart Supplement / NOTAMs before use.

Nearby navigation aids

NavAid	Type	Freq	Radial / Dist magnetic
ROX · Roseau	VOR-DME	108.80	r303° / 14.3 NM

VFR sectional

Open 48Y on the VFR sectional (SkyVector) ↗

No published instrument procedures or Chart Supplement for 48Y. VFR sectional link above.

No published services or facility detail for 48Y.

Nearby airports

KROX · Roseau Municipal Rudy Billberg Field (14 NM)KRRT · Warroad International Memorial Airport (25 NM)27MN · Lake Bronson AirportPrivate (31 NM)87MN · Erickson AirportPrivate (33 NM)23D · Karlstad Municipal Airport (34 NM)5MN9 · Chanlin FieldPrivate (35 NM)

Weather is live from the Aviation Weather Center; airport facility data is from the FAA NASR (28-day cycle). For planning and education only; always verify against official sources. Open 48Y in a full tool: METAR/TAF decoder, crosswind calculator, sun & night times, or the density altitude calculator. Planning from here? Find the nearest airport with fuel or an approach, or check whether an IFR alternate is required.

About 48Y

Piney Pinecreek Border Airport (48Y) is an airport in Pinecreek, MN, at 1,078 ft MSL. It has 1 runway, the longest 3,298 ft. This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for 48Y, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.

What is the longest runway at 48Y?

Piney Pinecreek Border Airport has 1 runway; the longest is 3,298 ft. See the Runways tab for headings, surface, and lighting.

Where is 48Y?

Piney Pinecreek Border Airport is in Pinecreek, MN, at an elevation of 1,078 ft MSL. Coordinates: 48.9996, -95.9826.

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