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21D Lake Elmo Airport
St Paul, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 22 January 2026 at 0901Z to 19 February 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 (218KB)
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 18-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3912:39
Sunrise07:0913:09
Sunset17:4223:42
Evening civil twilight18:1200:12

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-Feb-2026 08:29:30
Local (UTC-6)  18-Feb-2026 02:29:30
 
METAR
K21D 180815Z AUTO 10013G18KT 3SM RA OVC008 03/03 A2922 RMK AO2 P0007
KSTP 
9nm SW 
180753Z AUTO 14009G16KT 3SM RA BR OVC011 05/04 A2922 RMK AO2 RAB07 SLP895 P0007 T00500039
KSGS 
15nm SW 
180815Z AUTO 13005KT 7SM -RA OVC008 05/05 A2920 RMK AO2 P0003 T00460046
KRNH 
16nm NE 
180810Z AUTO 10019G26KT 2SM -SN OVC008 03/02 A2924 RMK AO2 P0009 T00290022
KANE 
17nm NW 
180815Z AUTO 09012KT 4SM RA OVC009 04/04 A2920 RMK AO2
KMSP 
18nm SW 
180753Z 11013G21KT 4SM -RA BR OVC009 05/03 A2920 RMK AO2 RAB0658 SLP893 P0010 T00500033
KOEO 
20nm N 
180815Z AUTO 09015G20KT 4SM OVC010 04/03 A2927 RMK AO2 P0005 T00350028 PWINO
TAF
KRNH 
16nm NE 
180520Z 1806/1906 11021G33KT 6SM -RA BR SCT025 OVC035 FM180800 14016G27KT 4SM -RA BR OVC015 FM181200 20013G21KT P6SM OVC012 PROB30 1812/1818 4SM -RA BR OVC009 FM181800 25017G26KT 6SM -RA BR OVC024 PROB30 1818/1821 4SM -RASN BR OVC015 FM182100 26012G21KT 4SM -RASN BR BKN017
KMSP 
18nm SW 
180520Z 1806/1912 12016G25KT 6SM -SHRA BR SCT025 BKN035 TEMPO 1806/1808 4SM -RA BR OVC025 FM180800 20012G20KT 6SM -SHRA BR BKN025 FM181200 23013G22KT P6SM BKN018 FM181600 25014G24KT P6SM BKN025 TEMPO 1816/1820 5SM -RASN BR BKN030 FM182000 26015G25KT 5SM -RASN BR BKN025 FM190000 27011KT 4SM -SN BR BKN020 FM191100 30006KT P6SM BKN016
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
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 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
Fuel Prices
 
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 Lake Elmo Aero
651-777-1399
[web site]
[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
AS $5.39 
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