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New Ulm Municipal Airport
New Ulm Municipal Airport
	IATA: ULM; ICAO: KULM; FAA LID: ULM;
Summary
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)
Runways

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 and 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. Nobody on board was injured.^[7]