Duluth International
DLH · KDLH · Duluth, Minnesota · St Louis County · map
Duluth International is a public-use airport owned by the City of Duluth, Minnesota, 5 miles northwest of Duluth, Minnesota, 1,428 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 09/27, is 10,591 feet of concrete. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, JP-8) and about 89 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 82,919 takeoffs and landings a year. About 127,845 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KDLH · observed 4:55 pm CDT (21:55 UTC), 58 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west (280°) at 13 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 12,000 feet
- Temperature 71°F (22°C), dew point 49°F (9°C)
- Altimeter 29.70 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:39 pm CDT (17:39 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 11 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 19,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 3:00 pm CDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the west at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the west at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 7,000 feet, a few clouds at 20,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 16 knots, gusting to 27, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 6,000 feet, a few clouds at 18,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KDLH 062155Z 28013KT 10SM FEW120 22/10 A2970 RMK AO2 SLP060 T02170094
TAF KDLH 061739Z 0618/0718 25011G18KT P6SM FEW190 FM062000 28010G18KT P6SM SCT250 FM070900 29006KT P6SM SKC FM071400 28012G20KT P6SM FEW070 FEW200 FM071700 29016G27KT P6SM FEW060 FEW180
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA DLH · ICAO KDLH
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Duluth, Minnesota
- Elevation
- 1,428 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, JP-8
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee · customs available · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Green Bay sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 10,591 × 150 ft | Concrete, fair | High-intensity lights |
| 03/21 | 5,719 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 09: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2), 10,062 ft available for landing, tree 93 ft high 2,797 ft from the end
- Runway 27: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 529 ft, 10,062 ft available for landing, tree 26 ft high 1,376 ft from the end
- Runway 03: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 51 ft high 2,194 ft from the end
- Runway 21: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 30 ft high 1,289 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 124.1 | Duluth |
| Clearance delivery | 122.15 | |
| Clearance delivery · Approach · Departure procedure (EHOSI) | 124.8 | |
| Clearance delivery | 127.4 | |
| Ground | 121.9 | Duluth |
| Tower | 118.3 | Duluth |
| Approach and departure | 125.45 | Duluth |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Duluth |
| Duluth and rco | 122.5 | Duluth |
| Ang Comd Post | 139.9 | Duluth |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 218-208-0194.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 82,919, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Duluth from the FAA register
558 aircraft are registered to owners in Duluth, Minnesota: 468 piston singles, 79 business jets, 6 helicopters, 4 piston twins, 1 turboprop. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Minnesota.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 10 since 1982, 4 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Landing fee for all commercial aircraft and all aircraft ovr 12500 LB maximum landing WT except aircraft oprd or chtrd by the U.S. government or the state of Minnesota.
- Type H BAK-12B(B) 1470 feet.
- Type H bak 12B(B) 2544 feet.
- Available at military and civil fueling facilities.
- Weight bearing strength - 2S127.
- Weight bearing strength - 2S153.
- Caution: windshear/downdrafts final approach.
- High speed military jet traffic not on ADS-B operating in and above class D airspace from 3000' to 11,500' above sea level contact dlh app for trfc adzys for transit recommended.
- When runway 03/21 in use; taxiway C north of runway 09/27 may be restricted by air traffic control to aircraft with wingspans less than 49 feet.
- Jasu: 9(AM32A-60) 2(A/M32A-86) 2(MC-11) 6(MC-2A) (military).
- SP DE-ICE lhox lhnit.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.