Lake Elmo Airport (FAA LID: 21D) is a public airport located just outside the city of Lake Elmo in Washington County, Minnesota, United States, about 12 miles[3] east of the central business district of St. Paul. Although most airports in the United States use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and International Air Transport Association (IATA), this airport is assigned 21D by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA or ICAO. It is also home to a Civil Air Patrol squadron.[3]

Lake Elmo Airport
2006 USGS orthophoto
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: 21D
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Metropolitan Airports Commission
Serves	St. Paul, Minnesota
Location	Baytown Township, Washington County, near Lake Elmo, Minnesota
Elevation AMSL	932 ft / 284 m
Coordinates	44°59′51″N 92°51′20″W
Map
21D Location of airport in Minnesota / United States Show map of Minnesota 21D 21D (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 14/32 3,500 1,067 Asphalt 4/22 2,496 761 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2019) 26,498 Based aircraft (2022) 169
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1][2]

It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025 in which it is categorized as a regional general aviation facility.[4]

History

During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces.

In 2022, the airport opened a new runway 14/32 which is 3,500 feet (1,067 m) long, it replaced an old runway which was 2,849 feet (868 m) long.[5]

Facilities and aircraft

Lake Elmo covers an area of 640 acres (259 ha) at an elevation of 932 feet (284 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt runways; 14/32 is 3,500 by 75 feet (1,067 x 23 m),[6] and 4/22 is 3,500 by 75 feet (761 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2019, the airport had 26,498 aircraft operations, an average of 73 per day: 95% general aviation, 4% air taxi, and 1% military. In August 2022, there were 169 aircraft based at this airport: 162 single-engine, 4 multi-engine, and 3 helicopter.[1][2]

Superfund Site

The Lake Elmo Airport is connected to the contamination at the Baytown Township Ground Water Plume Superfund site.^{[citation needed]} The site is listed due to trichloroethylene contamination of a groundwater aquifer used for local drinking water supplies.

See also

• Minnesota World War II Army Airfields

References

External links

• Baytown Township Ground Water Plume EPA Factsheet
• "Minnesota Airport Directory: Lake Elmo Airport" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2006. (333 KB)
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for 21D
  • AirNav airport information for 21D
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for 21D