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38IA Garys Airport
Estherville, Iowa, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 38IA
Lat/Long: 43-25-32.4282N 094-39-31.3848W
43-25.540470N 094-39.523080W
43.4256745,-94.6587180
(estimated)
Elevation: 1289 ft. / 393 m (estimated)
From city: 7 miles E of ESTHERVILLE, IA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 50531

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 07/2025
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at EST (4 nm W): 121.425 (712-362-7250)
WX AWOS-3PT at FRM (17 nm NE): 120.025 (507-618-7358)
WX AWOS-3 at MJQ (20 nm NW): 118.1 (507-847-5810)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SPWr051/28.5SPENCER VOR/DME115.1505E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 3286 x 80 ft. / 1002 x 24 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 43-25.810800N43-25.270140N
Longitude: 094-39.513240W094-39.532920W
Elevation: 1281.0 ft.1289.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: none8 ft. crops

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: GARY GARDNER
4736 160TH ST
ESTHERVILLE, IA 51334
Phone 712-209-4046
Manager: GARY GARDNER
4736 160TH ST
ESTHERVILLE, IA 51334
Phone 712-209-4046
DBGARY2002@GMAIL.COM

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 38IA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KEST - Estherville Municipal Airport (4 nm W)
KFRM - Fairmont Municipal Airport (17 nm NE)
KEGQ - Emmetsburg Municipal Airport (19 nm S)
KMJQ - Jackson Municipal Airport (20 nm NW)
4D8 - Fuller Airport (23 nm W)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-Jul-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2110:21
Sunrise05:5510:55
Sunset20:5401:54
Evening civil twilight21:2802:28

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-Jul-2026 11:40:54
Local (UTC-5)  18-Jul-2026 06:40:54
 
METAR
KEST 
4nm W 		181049Z AUTO 01006KT 5SM BR BKN120 22/21 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP143 T02220206
KFRM 
16nm NE 		181056Z AUTO 36006KT 7SM SCT085 23/21 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP149 T02280206
KMJQ 
18nm NW 		181115Z AUTO 01005KT 10SM CLR 21/18 A3001 RMK AO2
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