# Lemmon Municipal Airport (LEM / KLEM)

**Lemmon Municipal Airport** (IATA: LEM, ICAO: KLEM) is a small airport in Lemmon, South Dakota, United States. It opened in Feb 1947. It has 2 runways; the longest is 4,499 ft (1,371 m).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: LEM / KLEM
- FAA: LEM
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Lemmon, South Dakota, United States
- Opened: Feb 1947
- Elevation: 2,573 ft / 784 m
- Coordinates: 45.9187, -102.1060
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 4,499 ft / 1,371 m
- Instrument procedures: 1 approach
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Website: http://www.lemmonsd.com/ray-kolb-field-airport.php
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49747446
- Weather station: KLEM
- Ident: KLEM

## Timeline

- Feb 1947: Lemmon Municipal Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 4,499 ft / 1,371 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 126° / 306° | yes |
| 06/24 | 3,277 ft / 999 m | 120 ft / 37 m | Grass | 062° / 242° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,499 ft / 1,371 m | =8,209 of 29,858 | =3,130 in North America | =2,577 in US |
| Elevation | 2,573 ft / 784 m | =6,701 of 43,403 | =3,189 in North America | =2,456 in US |
| Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =1,856 in North America | =1,803 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CNTR | MINNEAPOLIS CNTR | 124.250 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [KHEI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khei.md) Hettinger Municipal Airport · 27 mi / 44 km
- [SD41](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sd41.md) Shambo Ranch Airport · 30 mi / 48 km
- [3P3](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k3p3.md) Mott Municipal Airport · 32 mi / 52 km
- [6V5](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k6v5.md) Bison Municipal Airport · 33 mi / 53 km
- [US-8309](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-8309.md) Nelson Airport · 34 mi / 55 km
- [Y71](https://dromopedia.com/airports/y71.md) Elgin Municipal Airport · 34 mi / 55 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/klem/data