FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | EST |
| Lat/Long: | 43-24-26.9000N 094-44-47.0000W
43-24.448333N 094-44.783333W
43.4074722,-94.7463889
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1318.8 ft. / 402.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01E (2020) |
| From city: | 4 miles E of ESTHERVILLE, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 51334 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1942 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | EST (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DAWN-DUSK
FOR SERVICE AFTER HRS CALL 712-362-2761. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34; REIL RYS 16 & 34; PAPI RYS 16 & 34 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.975 |
| WX ASOS: | 121.425 (712-362-7250) |
| WX AWOS-3 at MJQ (18 nm NW): | 118.1 (507-847-5810) |
- 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 |
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| SPWr048/24.7 | | SPENCER VOR/DME | | 115.15 | | 05E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 4797 x 75 ft. / 1462 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 43-24.883627N | | 43-24.107105N |
| Longitude: | 094-44.895040W | | 094-44.699397W |
| Elevation: | 1316.7 ft. | | 1317.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 169 magnetic, 170 true | | 349 magnetic, 350 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes
REIL ARE OMNIDIRECTIONAL. | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 19 ft. road, 850 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear |
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 2989 x 90 ft. / 911 x 27 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | 06/24 MARKED WITH YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 43-24.298380N | | 43-24.444567N |
| Longitude: | 094-45.081338W | | 094-44.436962W |
| Elevation: | 1312.9 ft. | | 1312.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 072 magnetic, 073 true | | 252 magnetic, 253 true |
| Markings: | none, in fair condition | | none, in fair condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 15 ft. road, 575 ft. from runway, 38:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF ESTHERVILLE
2 N 7TH ST
ESTHERVILLE, IA 51334
Phone 712-362-7771 |
| Manager: | PAUL SLAUGHTER
1672 425TH AVENUE
ESTHERVILLE, IA 51334
Phone 712-362-2761
ESTHERVILLE AVIATION |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 34 IS CALM WIND RY. |
| - | 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 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 | |
download (232KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (235KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (20KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMJQ - Jackson Municipal Airport (18 nm NW)
KEGQ - Emmetsburg Municipal Airport (18 nm S)
4D8 - Fuller Airport (19 nm W)
KFRM - Fairmont Municipal Airport (20 nm NE)
KSPW - Spencer Municipal Airport (25 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in September 2016
looking northwest.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 02-Jan-2026
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:20 | | 13:20 |
| Sunrise | | 07:53 | | 13:53 |
| Sunset | | 16:53 | | 22:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:26 | | 23:26 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 02-Jan-2026 11:45:32 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 02-Jan-2026 05:45:32 |
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| METAR |
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| KEST | 021052Z AUTO 01008KT 10SM BKN009 OVC013 M08/M09 A2991 RMK AO2 CIG 007V011 SLP151 T10781094 TSNO
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KMJQ
17nm NW | 021135Z AUTO 36005KT 10SM OVC006 M09/M10 A2992 RMK AO2
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KFRM
20nm NE | 021056Z AUTO 36008KT 10SM OVC011 M08/M10 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP162 T10831100 FZRANO
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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