New Ulm Municipal Airport
New Ulm Municipal Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | City of New Ulm | ||||||||||||||
| Location | New Ulm, Minnesota | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,011 ft / 308.2 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 44°19′10″N 094°30′08″W / 44.31944°N 94.50222°W | ||||||||||||||
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  ULM Location of airport in Minnesota/United States  ULM ULM (the United States) | |||||||||||||||
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New Ulm Municipal Airport (IATA: ULM, ICAO: KULM, FAA LID: ULM) is a public airport located two statute miles (3 km) west of the central business district (CBD) of New Ulm, a city in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. This general aviation airport covers 195 acres (79 ha) and has two runways. Operational since September 1945,[1] scheduled airline service was once available on Midwest Aviation, also known as Lake State Airways,[citation needed] though today only charter flights are offered by the city's New Ulm Flight Service, founded in the 1960s.[2]
The airport is home to an annual fly-in pancake breakfast, which serves as the New Ulm Lion Club's biggest fundraiser of the year.[3]
Facilities & Aircraft
[edit]New Ulm has two runways. Runway 15/33 is 5401 x 100 ft and is made of asphalt, while runway 4/22 is 2478 x 160 ft and is turf.[4][5]
For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2018, the airport has 15,330 operations per year, or 42 per day. This includes 21% general aviation, 29% air taxi, and <1% military. For the same time period, there are 13 aircraft based on the field: 11 single-engine and 2 multi-engine airplanes.[4][5]
The airport has one FBO offering fuel, a courtesy car, a crew lounge, and more.[6]
Accidents & Incidents
[edit]- On February 9, 2022, a Piper PA-46 Malibu made an emergency landing at New Ulm due to engine troubles while en route to Fargo, North Dakota. Nobody on board was injured.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ AirNav: KULM. Retrieved on 2011-09-21
- ^ City of New Ulm: Municipal Airport. Retrieved on 2011-09-21
- ^ "Cool planes fly in to raise funds". NU Journal. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
- ^ a b "KULM – New Ulm Municipal Airport". SkyVector Aeronautical Charts. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
- ^ "North Star Aviation". FlightAware. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
- ^ "Plane makes unscheduled stop in New Ulm". NU Journal. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
External links
[edit]- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for ULM
- AirNav airport information for KULM
- ASN accident history for ULM
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
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