KAEL · AEL
Albert Lea Municipal Airport
Albert Lea Municipal Airport (KAEL / AEL) is a general-aviation airfield serving Albert Lea, Minnesota. The field lies at 1,260 ft (384 m) above sea level and has two crossing runways, the longest 5,000 ft (1,524 m), asphalt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Northwood Municipal Airport (5D2), 16 nm SSE.
Albert Lea Municipal Airport is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 1,260 ft (384 m)
- Coordinates
- 43.6815, -93.3672
- Serving
- Albert Lea
- Region
- Minnesota
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Runways2 · longest 5,000 ft
The diagram is drawn from published threshold coordinates, so each runway sits where it actually sits — true bearings, true separations, true lengths. Runway widths are exaggerated against length, which at true proportion would draw a hairline. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 5,000 ft1,524 m | 100 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
| 05/23 | 2,898 ft883 m | 75 ft | Asphalt | — |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.