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KEGQ

Emmetsburg Municipal Airport
Emmetsburg, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	EGQ
Lat/Long:	43-06-13.4770N 094-42-26.3520W 43-06.224617N 094-42.439200W 43.1037436,-94.7073200 (estimated)
Elevation:	1206.1 ft. / 367.6 m (surveyed)
Variation:	04E (2000)
From city:	1 mile SW of EMMETSBURG, IA
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	50536

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	03/1945
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	FOD (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	IRREGULAR
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31, REIL & PAPI RYS 13 & 31 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
WX ASOS at EST (18 nm N):	121.425 (712-362-7250)
WX AWOS-3 at AXA (19 nm E):	118.475 (515-295-9634)

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

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
SPWr094/21.9		SPENCER VOR/DME		115.15		05E

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL
Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions:

3401 x 60 ft. / 1037 x 18 m

Surface:

concrete, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

PCN PCN/5 /R/C/W/U
Single wheel:	29.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 13

RUNWAY 31

Latitude:

43-06.427827N

43-06.021400N

Longitude:

094-42.701945W

094-42.176483W

Elevation:

1205.6 ft.

1205.1 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

133 magnetic, 137 true

313 magnetic, 317 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)

4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

none

62 ft. tree, 1371 ft. from runway, 328 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF EMMETSBURG 2021 MAIN EMMETSBURG, IA 50536 Phone 712-852-4030
Manager:	KIMBERLY KIBBIE 3775 450TH STREET EMMETSBURG, IA 50536 Phone 712-852-4030

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 29 October 2026 at 0901Z to 26 November 2026 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 13		download (214KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 31		download (204KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (424KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KEST - Estherville Municipal Airport (18 nm N)
KAXA - Algona Municipal Airport (19 nm E)
KPOH - Pocahontas Municipal Airport (22 nm S)
KSPW - Spencer Municipal Airport (22 nm W)
4D8 - Fuller Airport (24 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 02-Nov-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:26	12:26
Sunrise	07:56	12:56
Sunset	18:09	23:09
Evening civil twilight	18:39	23:39

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	02-Nov-2026 21:39:25
Local (UTC-5)	02-Nov-2026 16:39:25

METAR

KEST 18nm N	022049Z AUTO 17023G32KT 7SM OVC007 17/16 A2960 RMK AO2 PK WND 18032/2046 SLP022 60007 T01720161 56016
KAXA 19nm E	022115Z AUTO 16019G25KT 2SM BR FEW004 FEW013 17/17 A2963 RMK A01
KSPW 23nm W	022053Z AUTO 18021G29KT 10SM OVC010 18/17 A2959 RMK AO2 PK WND 17032/2029 CIG 008V014 SLP016 60001 T01830167 58007
KMJQ 34nm N	022115Z AUTO 17016G22KT 10SM OVC008 18/17 A2958 RMK AO2
KFRM 34nm N	022056Z AUTO 17022G29KT 10SM OVC008 17/16 A2961 RMK AO2 PK WND 18030/2004 RAB1958E20 SLP028 P0000 60002 T01670161 56018

TAF

KFOD
42nm SE

021722Z 0218/0318 16019G31KT 6SM -SHRA OVC006 FM022000 17015G28KT 6SM -SHRA OVC006 FM030200 18008KT 6SM -SHRA OVC006 PROB30 0304/0309 3SM -TSRA OVC006CB FM031600 28010KT 6SM -SHRA OVC006

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	100LL
SS		$5.50
Updated 23-Sep-2026

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