Location & Transportation

Location

Latitude 47.903N Longitude  -91.866W 1462 ft. above sea level Click map for detailed map (including satellite) from Google

Ely, Minnesota is located in the heart of the Superior National Forest, and is the gateway to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.  Ely is north of the Laurentian Divide from whence all waters flow north into Canada.

Ely is 245 miles north of Minneapolis/St. Paul (4 hours by car) and 105 miles northeast of Duluth via interstate and state highways which are open year 'round.  The Province of Ontario, Canada is 15 miles north of Ely via waterways. 

Other cities within a 500-mile radius include:  Fargo, ND - 295, International Falls, MN - 102, Rochester, MN - 334, Thunder Bay, Canada - 211, and Winnipeg, Canada - 383.

Transportation

• Air

  • Ely Municipal Airport (ELO) 7 miles
    
    • Passenger terminal
    • 8,000 square foot cargo buildings
    • 5,600 x 100 foot NW-SE runway
    • Instruments, tie-down, airframe, power plant, repair, hangar, lighted runway
    • Instrument approaches: VOR/DME, TACAN
    • Special equipment:  PAPI
  • Chisholm/Hibbing Airport (HIB) 75 miles
    
    • Northwest Airlines
    • Year round service
    • Two flights daily
    • Car rental available
  • Duluth International Airport (DLH) 105 miles
    
    • Northwest, Allegiant Air
      
    • Several flights
    • Car rental available

• Highways

  • State Hwy 169
  • Hwy 1
  • St. Louis County 21

• Motor Freight and Express Carriers

  • Federal Express
  • United Parcel Service
  • US Mail
  • Airborne Express
  • R&R Transfer (local)