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21D Lake Elmo Airport
St Paul, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 21D
Lat/Long: 44-59-49.9090N 092-51-13.2700W
44-59.831817N 092-51.221167W
44.9971969,-92.8536861
(estimated)
Elevation: 932.9 ft. / 284.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 01E (2010)
From city: 9 miles E of ST PAUL, MN
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 55082

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1951
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: 21D (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: APR-OCT 0700-1900, NOV-MAR 0700-1700
Wind indicator: lighted, ADNL LGTD WIND-T.
Segmented circle: no
Lights: ACTVT OR INCR INTST REIL RWY 14 & 32; PAPI RWY 14 & 32; MIRL RWY 14/32 - CTAF. MIRL RWY 14/32 PRESET LOW INTST.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.075
WX AWOS-3: 120.075 (651-779-5949)
MINNEAPOLIS APPROACH: 121.2
MINNEAPOLIS DEPARTURE: 121.2
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 118.625
WX ASOS at STP (10 nm SW): 118.35 (651-312-8888)
WX AWOS-3 at SGS (11 nm SW): 119.425 (651-457-8120)
WX AWOS-3 at RNH (16 nm NE): 120.0 (715-246-3202)
WX ASOS at MSP (17 nm SW): PHONE 218-203-0160
WX AWOS-3 at ANE (18 nm NW): PHONE 763-780-9025
WX AWOS-3 at OEO (20 nm N): 119.925 (715-294-3845)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MSPr068/17.3MINNEAPOLIS VOR/DME115.3002E
GEPr106/23.7GOPHER VORTAC117.3006E
FGTr026/26.0FARMINGTON VORTAC115.7006E
FCMr067/27.1FLYING CLOUD VOR/DME117.7001E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
100LL:FUEL AVBL H24 SELF SVC VIA CREDIT CARD.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions: 3504 x 75 ft. / 1068 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 11.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Latitude: 44-59.993383N44-59.567605N
Longitude: 092-51.480738W092-50.932778W
Elevation: 924.8 ft.932.4 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 137 magnetic, 138 true317 magnetic, 318 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Runway 4/22

Dimensions: 2496 x 75 ft. / 761 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 13.0
RUNWAY 4  RUNWAY 22
Latitude: 44-59.744760N45-00.062903N
Longitude: 092-51.424532W092-51.058273W
Elevation: 923.7 ft.932.7 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 038 magnetic, 039 true218 magnetic, 219 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: METROPOLITAN AIRPORT CMSN
6040 28TH AVE A
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55450-2799
Phone 612-726-8100
Manager: PHILIP TIEDEMAN
6040 28TH AVE S
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55450-2799
Phone 763-717-0001

Additional Remarks

A30A-32 CALM WND RWY.
ULTRALIGHT OPS PROHIBITED.
VOLUNTARY NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS IN EFCT. SEE ARPT WEBSITE FOR MORE INFO.
DEER, BIRDS, & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS APCH AT 612-726-9086.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 19 March 2026 at 0901Z to 16 April 2026 at 0900Z.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
AGUDE SIX   download (217KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14   download (214KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 32   download (219KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (175KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (405KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSTP - St Paul Downtown Airport Holman Field (10 nm SW)
KSGS - South St Paul Municipal Airport/Richard E Fleming Field (11 nm SW)
KRNH - New Richmond Regional Airport (16 nm NE)
KMSP - Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport (17 nm SW)
KANE - Anoka County/Blaine Airport (Janes Field) (18 nm NW)
KOEO - L O Simenstad Municipal Airport (20 nm N)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of 21D (Lake Elmo Airport)
Photo by Ed Wells
Photo taken 10-Oct-2010
looking northeast.

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From to 21D

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 03-Apr-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2011:20
Sunrise06:4911:49
Sunset19:4000:40
Evening civil twilight20:1001:10

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  03-Apr-2026 20:40:22
Local (UTC-5)  03-Apr-2026 15:40:22
 
METAR
K21D 032015Z AUTO 03010G15KT 10SM SCT023 BKN055 OVC080 03/00 A3009 RMK AO2
KSTP 
9nm SW 
032014Z 06008G17KT 10SM SCT023 OVC090 04/00 A3011 RMK AO2 T00440000
KSGS 
15nm SW 
032015Z AUTO 06011KT 10SM BKN022 SCT050 OVC090 05/00 A3010 RMK AO2 T00451003
KRNH 
16nm NE 
032015Z AUTO 05010G15KT 10SM OVC024 03/00 A3012 RMK AO2 T00301004
KANE 
17nm NW 
031950Z 06010KT 10SM -RA BKN027 OVC080 03/01 A3011
KMSP 
18nm SW 
032023Z 06012G20KT 10SM BKN021 OVC085 04/M01 A3009 RMK AO2 T00391006 $
KOEO 
20nm N 
032015Z AUTO 05006KT 10SM SCT023 BKN055 OVC090 03/00 A3017 RMK AO2 T00251003
TAF
KRNH 
16nm NE 
031740Z 0318/0418 07006KT P6SM OVC020 FM031830 08009KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC016 FM040000 05010KT 4SM SHRA BR OVC008 FM040600 05008KT 4SM -RA BR OVC006 FM041000 VRB04KT 2SM -RA BR OVC004 FM041400 27009KT 6SM BR OVC007
KMSP 
18nm SW 
031740Z 0318/0424 08010KT 6SM -SHRA BR SCT012 OVC022 FM040000 06011KT 4SM SHRA BR OVC009 FM040600 04010KT 3SM -RA BR OVC006 FM041200 29011KT P6SM OVC008 FM041700 28016G28KT P6SM OVC012 PROB30 0419/0424 3SM -SHRASN
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 Lake Elmo Aero
651-777-1399
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[email]
Aviation fuel, Aircraft ground handling, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, GPU / Power cart, Flight training, Aircraft rental, ...
 
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100LL
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