New Ulm Municipal Airport

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, though today only charter flights are offered by the city's New Ulm Flight Service, founded in the 1960s.[2]

New Ulm Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorCity of New Ulm
LocationNew Ulm, Minnesota
Elevation AMSL1,011 ft / 308.2 m
Coordinates44°19′10″N 094°30′08″W
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Location of airport in Minnesota/United States
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 5,401 1,341 Asphalt
4/22 2,825 861 Grass

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

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
  • 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. All on board were uninjured.[7]

See also

References
  1. AirNav: KULM. Retrieved on 2011-09-21
  2. City of New Ulm: Municipal Airport. Retrieved on 2011-09-21
  3. "Cool planes fly in to raise funds". NU Journal. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  4. "AirNav: KULM – New Ulm Municipal Airport". AirNav.com. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  5. "KULM – New Ulm Municipal Airport". SkyVector Aeronautical Charts. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  6. "North Star Aviation". FlightAware. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  7. "Plane makes unscheduled stop in New Ulm". NU Journal. Retrieved 2022-11-17.


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