# Elbow Lake Municipal - Pride of the Prairie Airport (Y63)

**Elbow Lake Municipal - Pride of the Prairie Airport** (FAA: Y63) is a small airport in Elbow Lake, Minnesota, United States. It opened in May 1966. It has 2 runways; the longest is 4,127 ft (1,258 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/y63

## At a glance

- FAA: Y63
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Elbow Lake, Minnesota, United States
- Opened: May 1966
- Elevation: 1,206 ft / 368 m
- Coordinates: 45.9847, -95.9917
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 4,127 ft / 1,258 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35254476
- Weather station: KY63
- Ident: Y63

## Timeline

- May 1966: Elbow Lake Municipal - Pride of the Prairie Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11W/29W | 4,127 ft / 1,258 m | 130 ft / 40 m | Water | 109° / 289° |  |
| 14/32 | 3,401 ft / 1,037 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt | 140° / 321° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,127 ft / 1,258 m | =9,220 of 29,858 | #3,562 in North America | #2,963 in US |
| Elevation | 1,206 ft / 368 m | =14,939 of 43,403 | =6,483 in North America | =5,069 in US |
| Age | Opened 1966 | =5,606 of 15,079 | =3,958 in North America | =3,871 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Nearby airports

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- [1MY1](https://dromopedia.com/airports/1my1.md) Carlson Agricultural Airport · 9.7 mi / 16 km
- [06Y](https://dromopedia.com/airports/06y.md) Herman Municipal Airport · 13 mi / 22 km
- [29MN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/29mn.md) Wetenkamp Airport · 18 mi / 29 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/y63/data