135 public-use fields

Minnesota Airport Density Altitude

Minnesota has 135 public-use airports, and none of them typically exceed 5,000 ft of density altitude even on a summer afternoon — heat still trims performance, but the climate keeps typical density altitudes low.

Every field, worst typical afternoon first

Field elevation from FAA NASR · worst typical afternoon of each field's hottest month from NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station · standard pressure, dry air
Airport	City	Field elev	Worst typical afternoon DA	Month
63Y — Tyler Municipal	Tyler	1,742 ft	3,644 ft	July
KPQN — Pipestone Municipal	Pipestone	1,737 ft	3,638 ft	July
KDVP — Slayton Municipal	Slayton	1,623 ft	3,419 ft	July
KOTG — Worthington Municipal	Worthington	1,574 ft	3,414 ft	July
KLYV — Quentin Aanenson Field	Luverne	1,435 ft	3,411 ft	July
KMWM — Windom Municipal	Windom	1,411 ft	3,357 ft	July
KGHW — Glenwood Municipal	Glenwood	1,394 ft	3,250 ft	July
KMJQ — Jackson Municipal	Jackson	1,446 ft	3,221 ft	July
KPKD — Park Rapids Municipal/Konshok Field	Park Rapids	1,445 ft	3,146 ft	July
KTKC — Tracy Municipal	Tracy	1,336 ft	3,137 ft	July
7Y4 — Bagley Municipal	Bagley	1,503 ft	3,130 ft	July
KCKC — Grand Marais/Cook County	Grand Marais	1,803 ft	3,128 ft	July
KAXN — Alexandria Regional/Chandler Field	Alexandria	1,425 ft	3,122 ft	July
KMML — Southwest Minnesota Regional Marshall/Ryan Field	Marshall	1,183 ft	3,104 ft	July
47Y — Pelican Rapids Municipal-Lyon'S Field	Pelican Rapids	1,389 ft	3,065 ft	July
6D1 — Brooten Municipal/John O Bohmer Field	Brooten	1,304 ft	3,060 ft	July
05Y — Henning Municipal	Henning	1,455 ft	3,059 ft	July
KTOB — Dodge Center	Dodge Center	1,304 ft	3,036 ft	July
KLXL — Little Falls/Morrison County-Lindbergh Field	Little Falls	1,123 ft	3,031 ft	July
KDTL — Detroit Lakes/Wething Field	Detroit Lakes	1,396 ft	3,024 ft	July
KCNB — Myers Field	Canby	1,194 ft	3,013 ft	July
KBJI — Bemidji Regional	Bemidji	1,391 ft	3,012 ft	July
7Y3 — Backus Municipal	Backus	1,353 ft	3,009 ft	July
KAEL — Albert Lea Municipal	Albert Lea	1,261 ft	3,008 ft	July
KGPZ — Grand Rapids/Itasca County-Gordon Newstrom Field	Grand Rapids	1,356 ft	3,006 ft	July
52Y — Remer Municipal	Remer	1,350 ft	3,005 ft	July
KFKA — Fillmore County	Preston	1,277 ft	2,997 ft	July
KRST — Rochester International	Rochester	1,317 ft	2,996 ft	July
KXVG — Longville Municipal	Longville	1,337 ft	2,989 ft	July
16D — Perham Municipal	Perham	1,376 ft	2,987 ft	July
55Y — Rushford Municipal/Robert W Bunke Field	Rushford	1,211 ft	2,984 ft	July
KDLH — Duluth International	Duluth	1,428 ft	2,970 ft	July
KFRM — Fairmont Municipal	Fairmont	1,162 ft	2,967 ft	July
KBRD — Brainerd Lakes Regional	Brainerd	1,232 ft	2,966 ft	July
04Y — Hawley Municipal	Hawley	1,210 ft	2,958 ft	July
KGDB — Granite Falls Municipal/Lenzen-Roe-Fagen Meml Field	Granite Falls	1,048 ft	2,958 ft	July
Y49 — Walker Municipal	Walker	1,348 ft	2,953 ft	July
KELO — Ely Municipal	Ely	1,456 ft	2,948 ft	July
D32 — Starbuck Municipal	Starbuck	1,140 ft	2,941 ft	July
D39 — Sauk Centre Municipal	Sauk Centre	1,242 ft	2,941 ft	July
43Y — Northome Municipal	Northome	1,430 ft	2,935 ft	July
KPWC — Pine River Regional	Pine River	1,296 ft	2,933 ft	July
KAUM — Austin Municipal	Austin	1,234 ft	2,926 ft	July
KAQP — Appleton Municipal	Appleton	1,021 ft	2,919 ft	July
14Y — Todd Field	Long Prairie	1,332 ft	2,915 ft	July
KADC — Wadena Municipal	Wadena	1,368 ft	2,915 ft	July
KPEX — Paynesville Municipal	Paynesville	1,183 ft	2,913 ft	July
Y63 — Elbow Lake Municipal/Pride Of The Prairie	Elbow Lake	1,206 ft	2,891 ft	July
8Y5 — Clarissa Municipal	Clarissa	1,308 ft	2,886 ft	July
KCHU — Houston County	Caledonia	1,179 ft	2,883 ft	July
KEVM — Eveleth/Virginia Municipal	Eveleth	1,376 ft	2,875 ft	July
KOWA — Owatonna Degner Regional	Owatonna	1,145 ft	2,873 ft	July
68Y — Wells Municipal	Wells	1,119 ft	2,872 ft	July
12D — Tower Municipal	Tower	1,370 ft	2,862 ft	July
KFFM — Fergus Falls Regional	Fergus Falls	1,182 ft	2,862 ft	July
KSBU — Blue Earth Municipal	Blue Earth	1,107 ft	2,857 ft	July
KJYG — St James Municipal	St James	1,068 ft	2,847 ft	July
KDXX — Lac Qui Parle County	Madison	1,083 ft	2,846 ft	July
9Y0 — Bowstring	Bowstring	1,372 ft	2,845 ft	July
07Y — Hill City/Quadna Mountain	Hill City	1,289 ft	2,844 ft	July
KBBB — Benson Municipal	Benson	1,039 ft	2,842 ft	July
KRWF — Redwood Falls Municipal	Redwood Falls	1,024 ft	2,842 ft	July
KCOQ — Cloquet/Carlton County	Cloquet	1,279 ft	2,838 ft	July
KBDH — Willmar Municipal/John L Rice Field	Willmar	1,126 ft	2,837 ft	July
KLJF — Litchfield Municipal	Litchfield	1,140 ft	2,836 ft	July
KHCD — Hutchinson Municipal/Butler Field	Hutchinson	1,062 ft	2,833 ft	July
KACQ — Waseca Municipal/Maynard Richard Stensrud Field	Waseca	1,127 ft	2,826 ft	July
06Y — Herman Municipal	Herman	1,068 ft	2,822 ft	July
D42 — Springfield Municipal	Springfield	1,073 ft	2,822 ft	July
KFOZ — Bigfork Municipal	Bigfork	1,351 ft	2,820 ft	July
KFSE — Fosston Municipal/Anderson Field	Fosston	1,279 ft	2,819 ft	July
KSAZ — Staples Municipal	Staples	1,288 ft	2,818 ft	July
KHIB — Range Regional	Hibbing	1,354 ft	2,817 ft	July
KCQM — Cook Municipal	Cook	1,329 ft	2,812 ft	July
KOVL — Olivia Regional	Olivia	1,080 ft	2,812 ft	July
9Y2 — East Gull Lake	East Gull Lake	1,236 ft	2,810 ft	July
1D6 — Hector Municipal	Hector	1,078 ft	2,809 ft	July
KMOX — Morris Municipal/Charlie Schmidt Field	Morris	1,136 ft	2,800 ft	July
3N8 — Mahnomen County	Mahnomen	1,246 ft	2,797 ft	July
KFBL — Faribault Municipal-Liz Wall Strohfus Field	Faribault	1,060 ft	2,787 ft	July
KAIT — Aitkin Municipal/Steve Kurtz Field	Aitkin	1,206 ft	2,786 ft	July
KVVV — Ortonville Municipal/Martinson Field	Ortonville	1,101 ft	2,776 ft	July
10D — Winsted Municipal	Winsted	1,030 ft	2,769 ft	July
KHZX — Isedor Iverson	Mc Gregor	1,228 ft	2,769 ft	July
KMVE — Montevideo-Chippewa County	Montevideo	1,034 ft	2,768 ft	July
KETH — Wheaton Municipal	Wheaton	1,023 ft	2,767 ft	July
KVWU — Waskish Municipal	Waskish	1,185 ft	2,766 ft	July
KULM — New Ulm Municipal	New Ulm	1,011 ft	2,740 ft	July
KMKT — Mankato Regional	Mankato	1,021 ft	2,734 ft	July
Y58 — Sleepy Eye Municipal	Sleepy Eye	1,006 ft	2,734 ft	July
KSTC — St Cloud Sky Central	St Cloud	1,031 ft	2,727 ft	July
23D — Karlstad Municipal	Karlstad	1,025 ft	2,726 ft	July
KTVF — Thief River Falls Regional	Thief River Falls	1,119 ft	2,723 ft	July
18Y — Milaca Municipal	Milaca	1,100 ft	2,718 ft	July
25D — Forest Lake	Forest Lake	930 ft	2,715 ft	July
KFCM — Flying Cloud	Minneapolis	906 ft	2,705 ft	July
KMZH — Moose Lake Carlton County	Moose Lake	1,076 ft	2,695 ft	July
KMGG — Maple Lake Municipal-Bill Mavencamp Sr Field	Maple Lake	1,028 ft	2,680 ft	July
KORB — Orr Regional	Orr	1,313 ft	2,679 ft	July
8Y6 — Leaders Clear Lake	Clear Lake	990 ft	2,677 ft	July
KINL — Falls International/Einarson Field	International Falls	1,184 ft	2,672 ft	July
KLVN — Airlake	Minneapolis	960 ft	2,665 ft	July
D14 — Fertile Municipal	Fertile	1,137 ft	2,664 ft	July
7Y9 — Big Falls Municipal	Big Falls	1,233 ft	2,657 ft	July
3G2 — Grygla Municipal - Mel Wilkens Field	Grygla	1,177 ft	2,651 ft	July
KJMR — Mora Municipal	Mora	1,033 ft	2,649 ft	July
KROS — Rush City Regional	Rush City	926 ft	2,649 ft	July
KGYL — Glencoe Municipal	Glencoe	993 ft	2,637 ft	July
KCBG — Cambridge Municipal	Cambridge	945 ft	2,635 ft	July
KMIC — Crystal	Minneapolis	869 ft	2,635 ft	July
KPNM — Princeton Municipal	Princeton	980 ft	2,622 ft	July
KANE — Anoka County/Blaine (Janes Field)	Minneapolis	912 ft	2,619 ft	July
KSYN — Stanton Airfield	Stanton	920 ft	2,617 ft	July
13Y — Littlefork Municipal/Hanover	Littlefork	1,145 ft	2,612 ft	July
KMSP — Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain	Minneapolis	842 ft	2,608 ft	July
KCFE — Buffalo Municipal	Buffalo	968 ft	2,607 ft	July
KJKJ — Moorhead Municipal/Florence Klingensmith Field	Moorhead	918 ft	2,602 ft	July
D81 — Red Lake Falls Municipal	Red Lake Falls	1,060 ft	2,595 ft	July
04W — Field Of Dreams	Hinckley	1,021 ft	2,578 ft	July
D00 — Norman County Ada/Twin Valley	Ada/Twin Valley	954 ft	2,577 ft	July
KBDE — Baudette International	Baudette	1,085 ft	2,563 ft	July
12Y — Le Sueur Municipal	Le Sueur	868 ft	2,547 ft	July
KTWM — Richard B Helgeson	Two Harbors	1,073 ft	2,511 ft	July
KSGS — South St Paul Municipal/Richard E Fleming Field	South St Paul	821 ft	2,502 ft	July
D37 — Warren Municipal	Warren	888 ft	2,491 ft	July
KRRT — Warroad International Meml	Warroad	1,076 ft	2,490 ft	July
D41 — Stephen Municipal	Stephen	830 ft	2,488 ft	July
KCKN — Crookston Municipal/Kirkwood Field	Crookston	897 ft	2,483 ft	July
KROX — Roseau Municipal/Rudy Billberg Field	Roseau	1,060 ft	2,470 ft	July
KRGK — Red Wing Regional	Red Wing	778 ft	2,468 ft	July
21D — Lake Elmo	St Paul	933 ft	2,465 ft	July
KSTP — St Paul Downtown Holman Field	St Paul	705 ft	2,391 ft	July
KHCO — Hallock Municipal	Hallock	820 ft	2,333 ft	July
KONA — Winona Municipal/Max Conrad Field	Winona	656 ft	2,325 ft	July
KDYT — Sky Harbor	Duluth	609 ft	1,868 ft	July

▲ above 5,000 ft · ⚠ above 8,000 ft on a typical afternoon of the airport's hottest month. Open any field for its monthly table and a pre-filled calculator.

Frequently asked questions

Which Minnesota airport has the highest density altitude in summer?

Tyler Municipal (63Y) tops the list: from 1,742 ft of field elevation, a typical summer afternoon reaches about 3,644 ft of density altitude. Each airport's page carries its full monthly table.

What is the highest airport in Minnesota?

Grand Marais/Cook County (KCKC) at 1,803 ft MSL, per the FAA airport record. Elevation is the biggest single term in density altitude — the summer heat gets added on top of it.