Lake Elmo Airport

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Lake Elmo Airport (Template:Comma separated entries) is a public airport located just outside the city of Lake Elmo in Washington County, Minnesota, United States, about 12 miles[1] east of the central business district of St. Paul. Although most airports in the United States use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and International Air Transport Association (IATA), this airport is assigned 21D by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA or ICAO. It is home to the Civil Air Patrol squadron NCR-MN-122.[1]

It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025 in which it is categorized as a regional general aviation facility.[2]

History

During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces.

In 2022, the airport opened a new runway 14/32 which is Script error: No such module "convert". long, it replaced an old runway which was Script error: No such module "convert". long.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

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For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2019, the airport had 26,498 aircraft operations, an average of 73 per day: 95% general aviation, 4% air taxi, and 1% military. In August 2022, there were 169 aircraft based at this airport: 162 single-engine, 4 multi-engine, and 3 helicopter.[5][6]

Superfund Site

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See also

References

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  4. ↑ FAA NOTAM #07/021–RWY 14/32 CHANGED TO 3500FT X 75FT 2207202255-PERM
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External links

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