Estherville Municipal Airport

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Estherville Weather

METAR: KEST 251952Z AUTO 03007KT 1 3/4SM BR OVC004 07/06 A2943 RMK AO2 RAB27E48 SLP973 P0001 T00670056

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: KEST (0.4 NM at True Heading of 187)
Visibility: 1.75SM
Flight Category: LIFR
Altimeter: 996.7
Temperature: 6.7 C (44.06 F)
Dewpoint: 5.6 C (42.08 F)

Location

Latitude: 
43-24-26.9000N (43.407472)
Longitude: 
094-44-47.0000W (-94.746389)
Elevation: 
1318.8 feet MSL (402 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
1.2 E (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
04 N.M. E of Estherville, Iowa
Found On: 
Omaha Chart
FAA Region: 
ACE

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
PAUL SLAUGHTER
1672 425TH AVENUE
ESTHERVILLE, IA 51334
712-362-2761
CITY OF ESTHERVILLE
2 N 7TH ST
ESTHERVILLE, IA 51334
712-362-7771

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
08/1942
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/DAWN-DUSK
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZMP (Minneapolis)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZMP (Minneapolis)
Lighting Schedule: 
SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
2319 feet (707 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
EST
NOTAM-D Service: 
Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
No
Customs Landing Rights: 
No
Military Landing Rights: 
Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  19
Multi Engine:  2

Annual Operations (as of 06/21/2023)

Total Operations:  8750
GA Local:  7097 81.1%
GA Itinerant:  1653 18.9%

Communications

CTAF:  122.975
Unicom:  122.975
ASOS:  121.425 (712-362-7250)

  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 127.75/257.7 (FAIRMONT RCAG).
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 712

Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
Estherville Aviation
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Unicom 122.8 362-2761 100LL
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Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  N
FSS Name (ID):  Fort Dodge(FOD)
Frequency: 
Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 03/21/24 to 0901Z 04/18/24.

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HOT - Hot Spots
IAP - Instrument Approach Procedure Charts
MIN - Minimums
STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Charts
Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 NC-3
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 NC-3
MIN ALTERNATE MINIMUMS NC-3
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near EST

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
18.4 Emmetsburg Municipal Airport
(KEGQ EGQ)
174 173 100LL
20.2 Fairmont Municipal Airport
(FRM KFRM FRM)
45 44 100LL, Jet A
24.7 Spencer Municipal Airport
(SPW KSPW SPW)
234 233 100LL, Jet A
28.7 Algona Municipal Airport
(AXG KAXA AXA)
133 132 100LL, Jet A
30.6 Blue Earth Municipal Airport
(KSBU SBU)
68 67 100LL, Jet A
34.2 Windom Municipal Airport
(MWM KMWM MWM)
332 331 100LL, Jet A
39.2 Worthington Municipal Airport
(OTG KOTG OTG)
292 290 100LL, Jet A
44.2 Sibley Municipal Airport
(KISB ISB)
267 265 100LL
46.6 Wells Municipal Airport
(68Y)
64 64 100LL
48.9 Sheldon Regional Airport
(KSHL SHL)
256 254 100LL, Jet A
53.2 Storm Lake Municipal Airport
(SLB KSLB SLB)
204 202 100, Jet A
53.9 Cherokee County Regional Airport
(KCKP CKP)
221 219 100LL, Jet A
55.5 Eagle Grove Municipal Airport
(KEAG EAG)
138 137 100LL
55.7 New Ulm Municipal Airport
(ULM KULM ULM)
10 9 100LL, Jet A
56.9 Fort Dodge Regional Airport
(FOD KFOD FOD)
154 153 100LL, Jet A
58.9 Clarion Municipal Airport
(KCAV CAV)
132 132 100LL, Jet A
60.6 Mankato Regional Airport
(MKT KMKT MKT)
35 35 100LL, Jet A+
61.4 Rockwell City Municipal Airport
(2Y4)
174 173 100LL
62.2 Albert Lea Municipal Airport
(AEL KAEL AEL)
74 74 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
62.5 Rock Rapids Municipal Airport
(KRRQ RRQ)
272 270 100LL

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

List ALL KEST NOTAMs

NOTAM Radius Search

NOTAMS within

Enter NOTAM radius search distance

This field is required
NM of KEST

NOTAM Flight Path Search (Enter from two to five locations below)

NOTAMS within

Enter NOTAM radius search distance

This field is required
NM of KEST

Remarks

A110-3 RY 34 IS CALM WIND RY.
A110-4 FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
A14 ESTHERVILLE AVIATION
A17 FOR SERVICE AFTER HRS CALL 712-362-2761.
A42-06 06/24 MARKED WITH YELLOW CONES.
A48-16 REIL ARE OMNIDIRECTIONAL.
A81-APT ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34; REIL RYS 16 & 34; PAPI RYS 16 & 34 - CTAF.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 06/24
16/34
Longest Runway: 16/34 is 4797 ft (1462 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

EST Airport Runway Details

Runway 06/24  2989 ft x 90 ft (911 m x 27 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 08/03/2016
Surface:  Turf - Fair condition - No special surface treatment

Runway 06

Runway 24

Elevation: 
1312.9 1312.5
Latitude: 
43-24-17.9028N 43-24-26.6740N
Longitude: 
094-45-04.8803W 094-44-26.2177W
Runway True Alignment: 
073 253
Glide Path Angle: 
0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
None None
Runway Markings Condition:
Fair Fair
Object at End: 
ROAD
Object Height: 
15
Distance from End: 
575
Object Centerline Offset: 
0 ft. left and right of centerline

Runway 16/34  4797 ft x 75 ft (1462 m x 23 m)
Runway Length Source:  NGS as of 06/01/2006
Surface:  Turf - Fair condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  11.0

Runway 16

Runway 34

Elevation: 
1316.7 1317.5
Latitude: 
43-24-53.0176N 43-24-06.4263N
Longitude: 
094-44-53.7024W 094-44-41.9638W
Runway True Alignment: 
170 350
Glide Path Angle: 
3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object at End: 
ROAD
Object Height: 
19
Distance from End: 
850
Object Centerline Offset: 
0 ft. left and right of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL: 
Yes Yes
Threshold Crossing Height: 
39 39

Services

Airframe Repair: 
Major
Powerplant Repair: 
Major
Bottled Oxygen: 
None
Bulk Oxygen: 
None
Fuel Available: 
100LL
Landing Fees: 
No
Parking: 
Hangars and tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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