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KELO

Ely Municipal Airport
Ely, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 OCTOBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	ELO
Lat/Long:	47-49-26.4471N 091-49-45.5541W 47-49.440785N 091-49.759235W 47.8240131,-91.8293206 (estimated)
Elevation:	1456 ft. / 443.8 m (surveyed)
Variation:	00E (2000)
From city:	4 miles S of ELY, MN
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	55731

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	05/1972
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	ELO (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	0800-1700 FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL 218-343-8774.
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT OR INCR INTST REIL RWY 12 & 30; PAPI RWY 12 & 30; MIRL RWY 12/30 - CTAF. MIRL RWY 12/30 PRESET LOW INTST.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
International operations:	customs landing rights airport

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
WX AWOS-3PT:	132.025 (218-365-3814)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC (ZMP) ON FREQS 127.9/281.45 (DULUTH RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
SCOTT		136/36.8		385		01W		SCG	... -.-. --.

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A
Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions:

5596 x 100 ft. / 1706 x 30 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

PCN 39 /F/B/X/U
Single wheel:	99.0
Double wheel:	159.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 12

RUNWAY 30

Latitude:

47-49.668980N

47-49.212590N

Longitude:

091-50.352602W

091-49.165867W

Elevation:

1443.0 ft.

1455.6 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

120

300

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

none

90 ft. tree, 2760 ft. from runway, 616 ft. left of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF ELY 209 E CHAPMAN ST ELY, MN 55731-1471 Phone 218-365-3224
Manager:	JIM PREBLICH 1583 HIGHWAY 1 ELY, MN 55731-8209 Phone 218-365-5600

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

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 02 October 2025 at 0901Z to 30 October 2025 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 12		download (223KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 30		download (241KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (151KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (156KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

12D - Tower Municipal Airport (18 nm W)
KCQM - Cook Municipal Airport (35 nm W)
KEVM - Eveleth/Virginia Municipal Airport (36 nm SW)
KORB - Orr Regional Airport (43 nm W)
KTWM - Richard B Helgeson Airport (47 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 22-Oct-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:06	12:06
Sunrise	07:38	12:38
Sunset	18:06	23:06
Evening civil twilight	18:37	23:37

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	23-Oct-2025 03:13:26
Local (UTC-5)	22-Oct-2025 22:13:26

METAR

KELO

230255Z AUTO 32005KT 10SM OVC060 02/01 A2999 RMK AO2

TAF

KHIB
48nm SW

221905Z 2219/2318 32014G20KT P6SM -SHRA FEW015 BKN035 FM222200 32010G18KT P6SM OVC020 FM230800 32007G15KT P6SM BKN024 FM231200 32006KT P6SM BKN030

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