# Elgin Municipal Airport (Y71)

**Elgin Municipal Airport** (FAA: Y71) is a small airport in Elgin, North Dakota, United States. It opened in Aug 1979. It has one runway, 2,842 ft (866 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/y71

## At a glance

- FAA: Y71
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Elgin, North Dakota, United States
- Opened: Aug 1979
- Elevation: 2,355 ft / 718 m
- Coordinates: 46.3828, -101.8450
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,842 ft / 866 m
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49746097
- Weather station: KD57
- Ident: Y71

## Timeline

- Aug 1979: Elgin Municipal Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 2,842 ft / 866 m | 120 ft / 37 m | Grass | 137° / 317° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,842 ft / 866 m | #17,588 of 29,858 | #7,423 in North America | #6,273 in US |
| Elevation | 2,355 ft / 718 m | =7,417 of 43,403 | =3,459 in North America | =2,654 in US |
| Age | Opened 1979 | =7,894 of 15,079 | =5,873 in North America | =5,773 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [3P3](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k3p3.md) Mott Municipal Airport · 23 mi / 37 km
- [06ND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/06nd.md) Fitterer's Strip · 27 mi / 43 km
- [D57](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kd57.md) Glen Ullin Regional Airport · 30 mi / 48 km
- [LEM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klem.md) Lemmon Municipal Airport · 34 mi / 55 km
- [6NA5](https://dromopedia.com/airports/6na5.md) Chase Airstrip · 38 mi / 60 km
- [8D6](https://dromopedia.com/airports/8d6.md) McIntosh Municipal Airport · 41 mi / 65 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/y71/data