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KAQP Appleton Municipal Airport
Appleton, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: AQP
Lat/Long: 45-13-39.0063N 096-00-16.3059W
45-13.650105N 096-00.271765W
45.2275018,-96.0045294
(estimated)
Elevation: 1021 ft. / 311.2 m (surveyed)
Variation: 05E (1995)
From city: 2 miles NE of APPLETON, MN
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 56208

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 06/1942
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: AQP (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3: 118.5 (320-289-1265)
WX AWOS-3PT at BBB (16 nm NE): 118.45 (320-843-3242)
WX AWOS-3 at DXX (16 nm SW): 118.975 (320-598-3863)
WX AWOS-3 at VVV (18 nm W): 119.225 (320-839-2363)
WX AWOS-3PT at MVE (20 nm SE): 119.675 (320-269-5830)
  • COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY PRINCETON RADIO ON FREQ 122.4 (MONTEVIDEO RCO).
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC (ZMP) ON FREQS 127.1/290.2 (REDWOOD FALLS RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MVEr316/19.7MONTEVIDEO VOR/DME111.6005E
MOXr179/20.3MORRIS VOR/DME109.6005E
BDHr276/37.7WILLMAR VOR/DME113.7004E

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 3500 x 75 ft. / 1067 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
CRACKING.
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RY 13 VISUAL LIGHTING ON INSTRUMENT RY.
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 45-13.817333N45-13.407000N
Longitude: 096-00.514000W095-59.941833W
Elevation: 1020.0 ft.1018.7 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 130 magnetic, 135 true310 magnetic, 315 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Runway 4/22

Dimensions: 2770 x 157 ft. / 844 x 48 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
Runway edge markings: MKD WITH YELLOW CONES.
Operational restrictions: CLOSED WINTER MONTHS.
RUNWAY 4  RUNWAY 22
Latitude: 45-13.537667N45-13.860000N
Longitude: 096-00.556167W096-00.100000W
Elevation: 1019.0 ft.1021.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 040 magnetic, 045 true220 magnetic, 225 true
Markings: NSTD, in good conditionNSTD, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF APPLETON
323 W. SCHLIEMAN AVE.
APPLETON, MN 56208
Phone 320-289-1363
Manager: GREG RUETHER
149 S MUNSTERMAN
APPLETON, MN 56208
Phone (320) 413-0089

Additional Remarks

FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 19 March 2026 at 0901Z to 16 April 2026 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 13   download (191KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (152KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (406KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBBB - Benson Municipal Airport (16 nm NE)
KDXX - Lac Qui Parle County Airport (16 nm SW)
KVVV - Ortonville Municipal Airport/Martinson Field (18 nm W)
KMVE - Montevideo-Chippewa County Airport (20 nm SE)
KMOX - Morris Municipal Airport - Charlie Schmidt Field (20 nm N)
 
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Photo taken 23-Sep-2012
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 03-Apr-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3211:32
Sunrise07:0212:02
Sunset19:5300:53
Evening civil twilight20:2301:23

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Apr-2026 00:14:18
Local (UTC-5)  03-Apr-2026 19:14:18
 
METAR
KAQP 032355Z AUTO 05008KT 5SM UP BR SCT006 BKN014 BKN024 OVC032 00/M00 A3007 RMK AO2 UPB2335 P0000 60000 T00051004 10008 20001 55002
KBBB 
16nm E 
032302Z AUTO 04010KT 10SM FEW015 OVC044 01/01 A3004 RMK AO2
KDXX 
16nm SW 
032355Z AUTO 04007KT 3SM UP CLR 00/M01 A3009 RMK AO2
KVVV 
18nm W 
032355Z AUTO 04008KT 4SM UP OVC017 00/M01 A3008 RMK AO2
KMVE 
20nm SE 
032355Z AUTO 05008KT 10SM OVC015 01/M01 A3007 RMK AO2
TAF
KAXN 
46nm NE 
031740Z 0318/0418 08010KT P6SM OVC015 PROB30 0322/0403 5SM -RASN BR OVC008 FM040300 05009KT 3SM -SN BR OVC008 FM040700 02007KT 1SM -SN BR OVC006 FM041200 35007KT 3/4SM -SN BR OVC007 FM041700 33013G25KT 2SM -SN BR OVC008
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