# Lake Elmo Airport (21D)

**Lake Elmo Airport** (FAA: 21D) is a small airport in St Paul, Minnesota, United States. It opened in Oct 1951. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,504 ft (1,068 m). It is operated by Metropolitan Airports Commission.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k21d

## At a glance

- FAA: 21D
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Metropolitan Airports Commission
- Serves: St Paul, Minnesota, United States
- Opened: Oct 1951
- Elevation: 933 ft / 284 m
- Coordinates: 44.9975, -92.8557
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,504 ft / 1,068 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches, 1 arrival
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Elmo_Airport (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6475727
- Weather station: K21D
- Ident: K21D

## Timeline

- Oct 1951: Lake Elmo Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 3,504 ft / 1,068 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 138° / 318° | yes |
| 04/22 | 2,496 ft / 761 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 039° / 219° |  |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/05455AD.PDF

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,504 ft / 1,068 m | =12,545 of 29,858 | =4,984 in North America | =4,170 in US |
| Elevation | 933 ft / 284 m | #18,868 of 43,403 | #8,538 in North America | #6,896 in US |
| Age | Opened 1951 | =3,751 of 15,079 | =2,596 in North America | =2,536 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | MINNEAPOLIS APP/DEP | 121.200 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 118.625 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [MY35](https://dromopedia.com/airports/my35.md) Walker Field · 4.8 mi / 7.7 km
- [02WI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/02wi.md) Beer Airport · 10 mi / 16 km
- [US-4121](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-4121.md) Radke Airport · 11 mi / 17 km
- [6MN9](https://dromopedia.com/airports/6mn9.md) Benson Airport · 11 mi / 17 km
- [STP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kstp.md) Saint Paul Downtown Holman Field · 11 mi / 18 km
- [6WI2](https://dromopedia.com/airports/6wi2.md) St Croix Riviera Airport · 12 mi / 19 km

## 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/k21d/data