Albert Lea Muni (KAEL) has 2 runways. The longest is Runway 17/35 at 5,000 ft by 100 ft. It is asphalt. Runway 05/23 is 2,898 ft by 75 ft and is also asphalt. No ILS runway ends are published for this field. The airport is not towered.
The field elevation is 1,261 ft MSL. Pilots should plan with the published runway headings of 168°/348° on 17/35 and 47°/227° on 05/23. No LAHSO notes are published. No runway-specific noise abatement notes are published. Use the current FAA Chart Supplement for the latest runway and airport details before flight.
Wind & favored runway
Favored end is picked from the current METAR wind at KAEL.
Pattern entry · RWY 35
LEFT TRAFFICAll runways
Traffic pattern
Pattern altitude is 740 ft AGL, which is 2,001 ft MSL. This is the published traffic pattern altitude for KAEL. The airport is not towered, so pilots should self-announce and sequence with other traffic in the pattern. No right-traffic exceptions are published. No special pattern notes are published for either runway. Use standard pattern discipline and verify the active runway before joining.
Every end, one page
Each runway end has its own page with wind component, traffic pattern geometry and ILS for that specific direction.