Airports / Minnesota / LYU
Ely Municipal Airport
KELO / LYUEly, MinnesotaELEV 1,456 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
49 nm
To the nearest alternate
Range Regional Airport (HIB).
Overview
Ely Municipal Airport, listed as KELO / LYU, is a mid-sized airport in Ely, Minnesota. Field elevation is 1,456 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list LYU as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Range Regional Airport (HIB, 49 nm), Duluth International Airport (DLH, 61 nm), and Falls International Airport (INL, 77 nm).
Trip costs from LYU are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from LYU to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
KELO
IATA
LYU
FAA / Local
ELO
Elevation
1,456 ft
Coordinates
47.8245° N · 91.8307° W
Airspace
E · EchoClass E — EchoControlled airspace reaches the surface for instrument approaches, but there is no control tower on the field.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs MN fields
state range 656–1,799 ft
At 1,456 ft, LYU sits higher than 91% of the 43 Minnesota fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 49nmHIBRange Regional AirportHibbing
- 61nmDLHDuluth International AirportDuluth
- 77nmINLFalls International AirportInternational Falls
- 104nmIWDGogebic Iron County AirportIronwood
- 109nmHYRSawyer County AirportHayward
- 124nmBDEBaudette International AirportBaudette
Location
Open the full mapKELO · Ely Municipal Airport · Ely, MN
From the ramp
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