L O Simenstad Municipal (KOEO), Wisconsin
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
L O Simenstad Municipal Airport (KOEO) serves Osceola, Wisconsin, with a paved runway long enough to accommodate a range of business aircraft alongside a turf strip used seasonally. The field operates without a control tower and keeps a limited attendance schedule on weekdays, with self-service fuel filling the gaps outside those hours. Its position near the St Croix River corridor brings a published overflight advisory, and wildlife activity including deer and birds is noted on and around the airport. No customs service is based onsite, with the nearest facility at KSTP roughly 27 nautical miles away.
Runways
L O Simenstad Municipal has two paved and unpaved runways. The longest, 10/28, is 5,006 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
L O Simenstad Municipal has Jet A+ and 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 9am to 4pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
L O Simenstad Municipal does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Saint Paul Downtown Holman Field (KSTP), 27 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
L O Simenstad Municipal recorded 89 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in April, May and August. Business aviation traffic at KOEO is concentrated in the spring and summer months, with April, May, and August each recording the year's highest monthly operations counts.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month April, 13 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
L O Simenstad Municipal averages 4.6 days above 90°F in July, 30.8 freeze days in January and 3.7 snow days in December. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 82.0°F, and January the coldest, at 23.0°F.
Weather station is 6.4 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
L O Simenstad Municipal has published operating constraints in four categories: access, runway notes, environmental and other notes.
Runway 04/22 is closed to wheeled aircraft when covered with snow or ice; it is open to ski-equipped aircraft during winter months. Contact the airport manager.
Glider and ultralight activity occurs on and in the vicinity of the airport.
For clearance delivery, contact Minneapolis Approach.
Medium intensity runway lights for runway 10/28 are preset to low intensity from sunset to sunrise; use the CTAF to increase intensity and to activate the runway end identifier lights on runway 28. PAPI is available on runway 10 and runway 28 via CTAF.
Deer and birds are present on and in the vicinity of the airport.
Self-service fuel is available 24 hours.
Marked with yellow cones.
A ground communication outlet is available on frequency 121.725 for Minneapolis clearance delivery and flight services.
Avoid overflight of the St Croix River National Scenic Byway below 2,000 feet AGL, except when taking off or landing.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
L O Simenstad Municipal has five airfields within 26 NM. The closest is New Richmond Regional (KRNH), 11.61 NM southeast.
Part of the Minneapolis and St. Paul area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KOEO
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$1,200.00 catering order at KOEO.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
It does not move with the size of the order.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
Is fuel available at KOEO?
L O Simenstad Municipal Airport (KOEO) offers self-service fuel available 24 hours a day. Both 100LL and A+ grades are listed for the field, and jet fuel is also indicated as available. There is no staffed attendant outside the posted schedule, so pilots rely on the self-service pumps for after-hours fueling.
What runways does KOEO have?
KOEO, also known as L O Simenstad Municipal Airport, has two runways. Runway 10/28 is paved asphalt at 5,006 feet long and 75 feet wide, marked with a PAPI on both ends and REIL on runway 28. Runway 04/22 is a 2,065-foot turf strip that is closed to wheeled aircraft when covered with snow or ice, remaining open only to ski-equipped aircraft during winter months.
Is KOEO a customs airport?
L O Simenstad Municipal Airport (KOEO) does not have customs service onsite. The nearest customs airport is KSTP, located approximately 27.43 nautical miles away. Pilots arriving from outside the United States should plan to clear customs there before or after a stop at KOEO.
When is business aviation traffic busiest at KOEO?
Business aviation traffic at KOEO, according to FAA TFMSC data for 2025, is concentrated in the spring and summer months. April, May, and August each recorded 13 operations, the highest monthly counts of the year. Winter months are notably quieter, with December and January each showing only one to two operations.