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KELO · Ely Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 5 NTSB events

ID KELO FAA ELO Elev 1,456 ft Lat 47° 49.47' N Lon 91° 49.84' W Zulu …

Live conditions

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,596 ft. Max gradient: 0.23%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
12 119.8° 5,596 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.23%
30 299.8° 5,596 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.23%

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

  • AWOS AWOS 3 132.025
  • RDO PRINCETON RDO 109.600
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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  • VOR-DME ELO

    Ely

    109.60 MHz · DME 109.60 · LO · MEDIUM

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 27 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 12 and 30; PAPI Rwy 12 and 30; MIRL Rwy 12–30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate or incr intst REIL Rwy 12 and 30; PAPI Rwy 12 and 30; MIRL Rwy 12–30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate or incr intst REIL Rwy 12 and 30; PAPI Rwy 12 and 30; MIRL Rwy 12–30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt or incr intst REIL Rwy 12 and 30; PAPI Rwy 12 and 30; MIRL Rwy 12–30—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1400–2300Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1400–2300Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (27 sentences)
  • ·164 MINNESOTA ELBOW LAKE MUNI/PRIDE OF THE PRAIRIE (Y63) 1 SW UTC–6(–5DT) N45º59.17´ W95º59.15´ 1206 B NOTAM FILE Y63 RWY 14–32: H3401X60 (ASPH) S–12.5 MIRL RWY 14: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 24´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 26´.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL OX 4 LGT ACTIVATE or incr intst REIL Rwy 14 & 32; PAPI Rwy 14 & 32; MIRL Rwy 14–32—CTAF.
  • ·MIRL Rwy 14–32 preset low intst.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1300–0000Z‡.
  • ·Ultralights on and invof arpt. 100LL avbl H24 self svc via credit card.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 218-685-6594
  • ·AWOS–3 118.075 (218) 685–6456.
  • ·CTAF 122.9 ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 126.1 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·FERGUS FALLS (T) (T) VORW/DME 110.4 FFM Chan 41 N46º17.36´ W96º09.41´ 154º 19.5 NM to fld. 1201/5E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 150º–160º DME unusable: 123º–133º byd 16 NM 134º–284º 285º–300º byd 15 NM 301º–122º • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • WATERWAY 11W–29W: 4127X130 (WATER) WATERWAY 29W: Rgt tfc.
  • ·SEAPLANE REMARKS: Traffic Pattern Alt: Rwy 11W–29W 794 ft AGL.
  • ·Seaplane ops to lake east of arpt mnt CTAF.
  • ·Rwy 11W–29W clsd SS–1300Z‡.
  • ·ELY MUNI (ELO)(KELO) 4 S UTC–6(–5DT) N47º49.44´ W91º49.76´ 1456 B LRA NOTAM FILE ELO RWY 12–30: H5596X100 (ASPH) S–99, D–159 PCN 39 F/B/X/U MIRL RWY 12: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 41´.
  • ·MIRL Rwy 12–30 preset low intst.
  • ·For attendant after hrs call 218–343–8774.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 218-365-5600
  • ·AWOS–3PT 132.025 (218) 365–3814.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 127.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·CLASS E svc Sep–Mar 1400–2300Z‡, Apr–May 1500–0000Z‡, Jun–Aug 1500–0300Z‡; other times CLASS G.
  • ·DULUTH (VH) (H) VORTACW 112.6 DLH Chan 73 N46º48.13´ W92º12.17´ 009º 63.2 NM to fld. 1428/5E.
  • ·TACAN/G RCP is same as VOR/G RCP (DH) DME 113.45 ELO Chan 81(Y) N47º49.31´ W91º49.81´ at fld. 1489.
  • ·DME unusable: 050º–100º blo 4,500´ 101º–220º byd 35 NM blo 4,500´ 270º–330º blo 4,500´ TWIN CITIES L–14H IAP GREEN BAY H–2J, L–14I IAP NC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

1

20.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 21,550 ops in 1999

2024 total

8,200

10-yr total

82,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 2% · GA 98% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

24.4

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

4.88

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

All time · n=5

  • Other 2
  • Loss of control 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2020-08-20 Lancair LANCAIR SUPER ES · CFIT · night →
2020-06-16 Piper PA46 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2008-12-17 Piper PA28 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1990-02-20 Piper PA-22 · Other · VMC · day →
1983-02-25 Piper PA-32R-300 · 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
Brian Alan Bird Duluth MN 64 nm
Geary Lee Padden Duluth MN 64 nm
Curtis Dale Grayson Cloquet MN 71 nm
William Stone Cloquet MN 71 nm
Curtis Dale Grayson Superior WI 71 nm
Paul Klomhaus Superior WI 71 nm
George Phillip Felix Siren WI 125 nm
Mark Cook Bemidji MN 125 nm
Adam Lee Chunn Nevis MN 133 nm
Sandra Lee Randall Cumberland WI 138 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
Timothy Telford Bercher Ely MN 5 nm
Stanford James Skelton Ely MN 5 nm
William Michael Vosburgh Ely MN 5 nm
Andre James Schmidt Ely MN 5 nm
Peter William Campbell Babbitt MN 12 nm
John Willard Kittelson Babbitt MN 12 nm
Michael Joseph Breen Tower MN 18 nm
John Herbert Burgess Jr Tower MN 18 nm
Brian Lee Johnson Tower MN 18 nm
Michael Harvey Grand Aurora MN 24 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
William Charles Chellew Ely MN 5 nm
Laurence Franklin Rom Ely MN 5 nm
Richard James Sand Ely MN 5 nm
Michael Gerald Jershe Ely MN 5 nm
Timothy Matthew Olsen Ely MN 5 nm
Jonah Graham Dalberg Ely MN 5 nm
Joseph George Loisel Winton MN 6 nm
David Lee Bergerud Babbitt MN 12 nm
David Louis Serena Babbitt MN 12 nm
Robert Jarrett Lepper Tower MN 18 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Top Flight Avionics
Menomonie, WI
 139 nm
Aviation Resources
Cumberland, WI
 139 nm
Park Rapids Avionics
Park Rapids, MN
 143 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 163 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 171 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 171 nm
Kindred Aircraft Maintenance
Kindred, ND
 223 nm
JetGlow Aviation
Oshkosh, WI
 268 nm
Airworthy Aviation Maintenance
Sheboygan Falls, WI
 295 nm
McCandless Avionics, LC
Waverly, IA
 307 nm

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