Airports / South Dakota / LEM
Lemmon Municipal Airport
KLEM / LEMLemmon, South DakotaELEV 2,571 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
60 nm
To the nearest alternate
Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport (DIK).
Overview
Lemmon Municipal Airport, listed as KLEM / LEM, is a general aviation field in Lemmon, South Dakota. The field lies at an elevation of 2,571 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
LEM has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport (DIK, 60 nm), Mobridge Municipal Airport (MBG, 75 nm), and Bismarck Municipal Airport (BIS, 76 nm).
Quotes for flights out of LEM vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Ray Kolb Field. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from LEM, or browse verified operators serving the area.
What fliers highlight
FBO & ground handling
2/4 reviews“The FBO had drinks for a dehydrated pilot needing a rest stop.”
Traveler5★ on Google
Easy in & out
2/4 reviews“It was quick and easy self serve.”
Traveler5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Lemmon Municipal Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KLEM
IATA
LEM
FAA / Local
LEM
Elevation
2,571 ft
Coordinates
45.9187° N · 102.1060° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs SD fields
state range 1,289–3,931 ft
At 2,571 ft, LEM sits higher than 72% of the 18 South Dakota fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 60nmDIKDickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional AirportDickinson
- 75nmMBGMobridge Municipal AirportMobridge
- 76nmBISBismarck Municipal AirportBismarck
- 115nmRCAEllsworth Air Force BaseRapid City
- 120nmRAPRapid City Regional AirportRapid City
- 120nmPIRPierre Regional AirportPierre
Location
Open the full mapKLEM · Lemmon Municipal Airport · Lemmon, SD
From the ramp
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