# Wells Municipal Airport (68Y)

**Wells Municipal Airport** (FAA: 68Y) is a small airport in Wells, Minnesota, United States. It opened in Jul 1966. It has one runway, 2,897 ft (883 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/68y

## At a glance

- FAA: 68Y
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Wells, Minnesota, United States
- Opened: Jul 1966
- Elevation: 1,119 ft / 341 m
- Coordinates: 43.7412, -93.7772
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,897 ft / 883 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wells_Municipal_Airport_(Minnesota) (3 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14693116
- Weather station: KAEL
- Ident: 68Y

## Timeline

- Jul 1966: Wells Municipal Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 2,897 ft / 883 m | 165 ft / 50 m | Grass | 180° / 360° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,897 ft / 883 m | =17,439 of 29,858 | #7,355 in North America | #6,217 in US |
| Elevation | 1,119 ft / 341 m | =15,985 of 43,403 | =7,015 in North America | =5,543 in US |
| Age | Opened 1966 | =5,606 of 15,079 | =3,958 in North America | =3,871 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

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- [3IA9](https://dromopedia.com/airports/3ia9.md) Rake Airport · 19 mi / 31 km
- [AEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kael.md) Albert Lea Municipal Airport · 21 mi / 34 km
- [93MN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/93mn.md) Hoppe Sky Ranch Airport · 22 mi / 35 km
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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/68y/data