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KLEM · Lemmon Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 1 NTSB events

ID KLEM FAA LEM Elev 2,571 ft Lat 45° 55.12' N Lon 102° 6.36' 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: 4,501 ft. Max gradient: 0.16%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
11 125.9° 4,501 ft 75 ft ASP Yes —
29 305.9° 4,501 ft 75 ft ASP Yes —
17 185° 1,900 ft 60 ft GRS No —
35 005° 1,900 ft 60 ft GRS No —

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 · 2 frequencies

  • CNTR MINNEAPOLIS CNTR 124.250
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 22 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 PAPI Rwy 12 and 30; MIRL Rwy 12–30. 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 PAPI Rwy 12 and 30; MIRL Rwy 12–30. 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 (3)

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

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt PAPI Rwy 12 and 30; MIRL Rwy 12–30—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

    Wildlife on and invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1300–0000Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1300–0000Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (22 sentences)
  • ·376 SOUTH DAKOTA LEMMON MUNI (LEM)(KLEM) 3 SE UTC–7(–6DT) N45º55.10´ W102º06.33´ 2573 B NOTAM FILE HON RWY 12–30: H4499X75 (ASPH) S–12.5 MIRL RWY 12: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 28´.
  • ·RWY 30: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 27´.
  • ·RWY 06–24: 3277X120 (TURF)
  • ·Fuel avbl 24 hrs with credit card.
  • ·Rwy 06–24 mkd with black and white mkr cones.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 605-848-0577
  • ·CTAF/AUNICOM 122.8 ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 124.25 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·DICKINSON (VH) (H) VORTACW 112.9 DIK Chan 76 N46º51.60´ W102º46.41´ 140º 63.0 NM to fld. 2527/14E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 005º–015º 180º–230º byd 40 NM 190º–200º 260º–270º (T) VORW 111.4 LEM N45º55.19´ W102º06.22´ at fld. 2573/6E.
  • ·VOR OTS indef MADISON MUNI (MDS)(KMDS) 1 NE UTC–6(–5DT) N44º00.99´ W97º05.14´ 1718 B NOTAM FILE HON RWY 15–33: H5000X75 (ASPH–CONC) S–56, D–69 PCN 20 R/D/Y/T MIRL RWY 15: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 32´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 39´.
  • ·RWY 03–21: 2380X200 (TURF) 0.3% up SW
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 15–33 and REIL Rwy 15 and Rwy 33—CTAF.
  • ·Ultralight activity on and invof arpt.
  • ·Rwy 03–21 CLOSED 1 Nov–1 Apr except with PPR call 605–256–9774.
  • ·Rwy 03–21 marked with black and white cones.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 605-256-9774
  • ·AWOS–3 118.35 (605) 427–9380.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 132.050 GCO 121.725 (4 clicks to MINNEAPOLIS CENTER and 6 clicks to FLIGHT SERVICES) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una via GCO ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·SIOUX FALLS (VH) (H) VORTACW 115.0 FSD Chan 97 N43º38.97´ W96º46.87´ 320º 25.7 NM to fld. 1571/9E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 160º–170º blo 4,000´ 160º–170º byd 12 NM 320º–000º byd 20 NM blo 4,000´ 330º–345º byd 10 NM blo 8,000´ 330º–345º byd 25 NM blo 12,000´ 335º–350º byd 46 NM BILLINGS L–14F IAP OMAHA H–2I, L–12H IAP NC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Ray Kolb Field

Source: OurAirports community

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 25,150 ops in 1990

2024 total

3,920

10-yr total

43,220

2024 mix

AC/AT 3% · GA 97% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=1

  • Other 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
1995-05-27 Cessna 337B · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in SD

CFI Flight Instructors 301 A&P Mechanics 597 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 12 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 1 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 6 Schools Flight Schools 12 FBO Fixed Base Operators 36 Clubs Flying Clubs 7 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 5 EAA EAA Chapters 3

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Michael Duane Rath Spearfish SD 112 nm
Austin Jon Greenheck Minot ND 143 nm
Dennis Wayne Keesling Sheridan WY 216 nm
Glenn Walter Smith Sheridan WY 216 nm
Lanny Dewitt Guyton Sheridan WY 216 nm
Elliot Neal Brandt Ainsworth NE 224 nm
Michael Jesse Paulson Fargo ND 226 nm
Tajae Lynn Viaene Fargo ND 226 nm
Frederick Jon Kitko Grand Forks ND 238 nm
Robert Alan Clausen Grand Forks ND 238 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
Dustin Dale Drews Bison SD 28 nm
Owen Everett Blickensderfer Mott ND 29 nm
Caleb Jon Wiechmann Prairie City SD 38 nm
Duane Jacob Kraft Timber Lake SD 52 nm
David Roy Johnson Solen ND 61 nm
Patrick William Giese Dickinson ND 65 nm
Travis Justin Eckelberg Dickinson ND 65 nm
Tobias Jon Hauck Dickinson ND 65 nm
Kelly Lynn Mcavoy Dickinson ND 65 nm
Cameron Michael Kostelecky Dickinson ND 65 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
Jayne Elizabeth Horton Lemmon SD 3 nm
Michael Lee Przybilla Hettinger ND 23 nm
Randall Scott Raasch Hettinger ND 23 nm
Daniel Wade Erickson Hettinger ND 23 nm
Charles Q Lindquist Hettinger ND 23 nm
Scott Edward Mattis Hettinger ND 23 nm
Patrick Allan Nehl Watauga SD 23 nm
Preston William Mollman Watauga SD 23 nm
Dale Boyd Shinabarger Bison SD 28 nm
Delton James Dietz New Leipzig ND 28 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Rapid Avionics, Inc.
Rapid City, SD
 120 nm
Kindred Aircraft Maintenance
Kindred, ND
 216 nm
Atlas Aero Service
Casper, WY
 260 nm
Natrona Avionics, LLC
Casper, WY
 261 nm
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
 268 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 268 nm
RealClean Aicraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 270 nm
Roger Wilco Aviation Services
Yankton, SD
 271 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 293 nm
Park Rapids Avionics
Park Rapids, MN
 297 nm

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