KAEL
Albert Lea Municipal Airport
VFR
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Name
Albert Lea Municipal Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
KAEL / AEL / KAEL
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- Region
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Timezone
10:41 pm (CST)
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Municipality
Albert Lea
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Coordinates
43° 40′ 53″ N 93° 22′ 1″ E
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Elevation
1’260 ft (384 m MSL)
About Albert Lea Municipal Airport
Albert Lea Municipal Airport (IATA: AEL, ICAO: KAEL, FAA LID: AEL) is three miles (6 km) north of Albert Lea, in Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States.
Albert Lea Municipal Airport was granted over $3 million through several federal funds to relocate the main runway in the early 2010's. The first funding announcement was followed by another announcement about a grant to rehabilitate the crosswind runway. Work began in 2011 and was completed within a year. The old runway, which parallels the new runway, was converted to serve as the new runway's taxiway. The cost of making the additions and redoing the old pieces of the airport runway totaled $9,500,000.00. This allowed the Albert Lea Municipal Airport to finally have a 5,000 foot runway.
Later on, in July 2017, it was reported that the Albert Lea Municipal Airport was awarded more than $766,000 by the U.S. Dept. of Transportation. This money was used for the construction of a 4,300 sq ft.