Ely Municipal Airport

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METAR: METAR KELO 051035Z AUTO 22004KT 7SM OVC006 M11/M13 A2967 RMK AO2

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: KELO (0.4 NM at True Heading of 311)
Visibility: 7SM
Flight Category: IFR
Altimeter: 1004.8
Temperature: -11 C (12.2 F)
Dewpoint: -13 C (8.6 F)

Location

Latitude: 
 47-49-26.4471N (47.824013)
Longitude: 
 091-49-45.5541W (-91.829321)
Elevation: 
 1456.0 feet MSL (444 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 1.5 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 04 N.M. S of Ely, Minnesota
Found On: 
 Green Bay Chart
FAA Region: 
 AGL

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
JIM PREBLICH
1583 HIGHWAY 1
ELY, MN 55731-8209
218-365-5600		 CITY OF ELY
209 E CHAPMAN ST
ELY, MN 55731-1471
218-365-3224

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 05/1972
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/0800-1700
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZMP (Minneapolis)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZMP (Minneapolis)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 2456 feet (749 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 ELO
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
 No
Customs Landing Rights: 
 Yes
Military Landing Rights: 
 Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:  122.800
Unicom:  122.800
AWOS-3PT:  132.025 (218-365-3814)

  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC (ZMP) ON FREQS 127.9/281.45 (DULUTH RCAG).
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 218
Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
Gateway North
  
Unicom 122.8 365-5600 100LL, Jet A
Taconite Aviation
  
365-5600 100LL, Jet A
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Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  N
FSS Name (ID):  Princeton(PNM)
Frequency: 
Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts


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Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 NC-1
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 NC-1
MIN ALTERNATE MINIMUMS NC-1
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS NC-1
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near LYU

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
18.4 Tower Municipal Airport
(12D)		 269 270 100LL
34.7 Cook Municipal Airport
(KCQM CQM)		 270 271 100LL, Jet A
34.7 Sky Harbor Seaplane Base
(9Y5)		 229 230 100LL
36.1 Eveleth/Virginia Municipal Airport
(EVM KEVM EVM)		 228 229 100LL, Jet A
37.3 Scotts Seaplane Base
(KCDD CDD)		 315 316 100LL, MOGAS
38.4 Silver Bay Municipal Airport
(KBFW BFW)		 153 155 80, 100LL
42.9 Orr Regional Airport
(KORB ORB)		 285 286 100LL, Jet A
46.6 Richard B Helgeson Airport
(KTWM TWM)		 175 177 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
48.5 Range Regional Airport
(HIB KHIB HIB)		 237 238 100LL, Jet A
60.7 Duluth International Airport
(DLH KDLH DLH)		 194 195 100LL, Jet A, JP-8
68.9 Richard I Bong Airport
(SUW KSUW SUW)		 189 190 100LL, Jet A
77.1 Falls International/Einarson Field Airport
(INL KINL INL)		 305 305 100LL, Jet A
77.4 Grand Rapids/Itasca County-Gordon Newstrom Field Airport
(GPZ KGPZ GPZ)		 242 242 100LL, Jet A
90.6 Solon Springs Municipal Airport
(KOLG OLG)		 179 180 100LL

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110-2 FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
A17 FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL 218-343-8774.
A81-APT ACTVT OR INCR INTST REIL RWY 12 & 30; PAPI RWY 12 & 30; MIRL RWY 12/30 - CTAF. MIRL RWY 12/30 PRESET LOW INTST.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 12/30
Longest Runway: 12/30 is 5596 ft (1706 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

LYU Airport Runway Details

Runway 12/30  5596 ft x 100 ft (1706 m x 30 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 07/30/2010
Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Pavement Class:  39 /F/B/X/U
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  99.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:  159.0

Runway 12

Runway 30
Elevation: 
 1443.0 1455.6
Latitude: 
 47-49-40.1388N 47-49-12.7554N
Longitude: 
 091-50-21.1561W 091-49-09.9520W
Runway True Alignment: 
 120 300
Glide Path Angle: 
 3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
 Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
 Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object at End: 
 TREE
Object Height: 
 90
Distance from End: 
 2760
Object Centerline Offset: 
 616 ft. left of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL: 
 Yes Yes
Threshold Crossing Height: 
 40 41

Services

Airframe Repair: 
 Minor
Powerplant Repair: 
 Minor
Bottled Oxygen: 
 None
Bulk Oxygen: 
 None
Fuel Available: 
 100LL
Landing Fees: 
 No
Parking: 
 Hangars and tiedowns available

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