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K21D · Lake Elmo Airport

FAA-LID · US · 18 NTSB events

ID K21D Elev 933 ft Lat 44° 59.85' N Lon 92° 51.34' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,504 ft. Max gradient: 0.36%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
14 137° 3,504 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.22%
32 317° 3,504 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.22%
04 039° 2,496 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) No 0.36%
22 219° 2,496 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) No 0.36%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 3 frequencies

  • CLD CLNC DEL 118.625
  • A/D MINNEAPOLIS APP/DEP 121.200
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K21D on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 6 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate OR INCR INTST REIL RWY 14 & 32; PAPI RWY 14 & 32; MIRL RWY 14/32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate OR INCR INTST REIL RWY 14 & 32; PAPI RWY 14 & 32; MIRL RWY 14/32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate OR INCR INTST REIL RWY 14 & 32; PAPI RWY 14 & 32; MIRL RWY 14/32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT OR INCR INTST REIL RWY 14 & 32; PAPI RWY 14 & 32; MIRL RWY 14/32 - CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    DEER, BIRDS, & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (6 sentences)
  • ·ULTRALIGHT OPS PROHIBITED.
  • ·VOLUNTARY NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS IN EFCT.
  • ·SEE ARPT WEBSITE FOR MORE INFO.
  • ·FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS APCH AT 612-713-4016.
  • ·FUEL AVBL H24 SELF SVC VIA CREDIT CARD.
  • ·MIRL RWY 14/32 PRESET LOW INTST.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

18 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

21

since 1982

Fatal

1

4.8% of total

Last 5 years

4

≈ 0.8/yr

Last 10 years

5

≈ 0.5/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 86,100 ops in 1995

2024 total

26,498

10-yr total

262,992

2024 mix

AC/AT 4% · GA 95% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

19.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.91

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=5

  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=18

  • Other 5
  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Ground collision 1
  • Loss of control 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-07-06 Thorp T18 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2024-04-05 Van's Aircraft RV-12iS · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2024-03-02 Globe GC-1B · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2023-02-04 Bellanca 7ACA · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2020-10-02 Piper PA46 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2015-12-11 Globe GC 1B · Engine failure · day →
2009-11-28 KRUSMARK DAVID HOMER Searey · CFIT · VMC · day →
2003-09-01 Cessna 210 · Weather · day →
2002-10-14 Cessna 175B · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2000-10-11 Walton RV-6 · CFIT · VMC · day →
1999-01-25 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
1997-10-02 Beech E18S · Weather · VMC · night →
1992-01-10 Cessna 182 · Other · VMC · night →
1991-09-14 Beech A23 · Engine failure · day →
1989-04-08 Mooney M20E · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1985-03-18 Champion 7EC · Other · VMC · day →
1984-09-21 Piper PA-38-112 · Other · VMC · dusk →
1983-06-09 Mooney M20J · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in MN

CFI Flight Instructors 1,839 A&P Mechanics 4,413 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 39 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 7 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 8 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 5 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 8 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 23 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 18 ODA Organizational Designations 2 Schools Flight Schools 44 FBO Fixed Base Operators 81 Clubs Flying Clubs 28 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 3 EAA EAA Chapters 27

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Mary Kristen Alverson Minneapolis MN 18 nm
Matthew Allen Bradway Minneapolis MN 18 nm
Barbara Ann Mack Blaine MN 18 nm
Sanjay Sundar Sujanani Lakeville MN 26 nm
Jacob William Fielstra Eden Prairie MN 27 nm
Thomas Paul Burns Stanton MN 35 nm
Sandra Lee Randall Cumberland WI 48 nm
James Nobel Shadduck Maple Lake MN 51 nm
George Phillip Felix Siren WI 51 nm
Robert Tchop Chetek WI 54 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Patrick Joel Mally Lake Elmo MN 2 nm
Lane Michael Hinsperger Lake Elmo MN 2 nm
Matthew Marc Cooper Lake Elmo MN 2 nm
Christopher Douglas Miller Lake Elmo MN 2 nm
Robert Lee Thomas Oak Park Heights MN 3 nm
Chad Arthur Maaske Bayport MN 3 nm
Brendin Michal Nelson Bayport MN 3 nm
Alan Douglas Boehne Stillwater MN 4 nm
Jesse Douglas Hamel Stillwater MN 4 nm
Jason Edgar Gerald Stillwater MN 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Michael Edward Graczyk Lake Elmo MN 2 nm
James Joseph Montague Lake Elmo MN 2 nm
Richard Joseph Theis Lake Elmo MN 2 nm
Michael George Schrantz Lake Elmo MN 2 nm
Dana Paul Jerdee Lake Elmo MN 2 nm
Thomas Orren Decorsey Lake Elmo MN 2 nm
Mark Fred Teske Lake Elmo MN 2 nm
Robert Lee Thomas Oak Park Heights MN 3 nm
Kevin Erhardt Krabbenhoft Oak Park Heights MN 3 nm
Danny Bergstrom Stillwater MN 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 16 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 17 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 17 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Menomonie, WI
 48 nm
Aviation Resources
Cumberland, WI
 48 nm
McCandless Avionics, LC
Waverly, IA
 136 nm
Park Rapids Avionics
Park Rapids, MN
 147 nm
Spencer Avionics, Inc.
Spencer, IA
 149 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 170 nm
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
 187 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.