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KCSQ · Creston Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 3 NTSB events

ID KCSQ FAA CSQ Elev 1,300 ft Lat 41° 1.28' N Lon 94° 21.80' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,901 ft. Max gradient: 0.13%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
16 165° 4,901 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.13%
34 345° 4,901 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.13%
04 045° 1,692 ft 100 ft GRS No —
22 225° 1,692 ft 100 ft GRS No —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 124.750
  • CNTR MINNEAPOLIS CNTR 125.650
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KCSQ on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 16 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 16 and Rwy 34; PAPIRwy 16 and Rwy 34; MIRL Rwy 16–34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 16 and Rwy 34; PAPIRwy 16 and Rwy 34; MIRL Rwy 16–34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 16 and Rwy 34; PAPIRwy 16 and Rwy 34; MIRL Rwy 16–34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 16 and Rwy 34; PAPIRwy 16 and Rwy 34; MIRL Rwy 16–34—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (16 sentences)
  • ·44 IOWA CRESTON MUNI (CSQ)(KCSQ) 3 S UTC–6(–5DT) N41º01.29´ W94º21.80´ 1300 B NOTAM FILE CSQ RWY 16–34: H4901X75 (CONC) S–15 PCN 13 F/D/X/T MIRL RWY 16: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 44´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 44´.
  • ·RWY 04–22: 1692X100 (TURF)
  • ·MIRL Rwy 16–34 preset low intst; incr intst—CTAF.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1400–2300Z‡.
  • ·Rwy 04–22 CLOSED durg winter.
  • ·Remote ctl ops invof arpt.
  • ·Rwy 04: Sharp drop at rwy end.
  • ·Rwy end 04: marked with yellow cones.
  • ·Rwy end 22: marked with yellow cones.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 641-278-0203
  • ·AWOS–3 124.75 (641) 782–6286.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 125.65 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·LAMONI (VH) (H) VOR/DME 116.7 LMN Chan 114 N40º35.81´ W93º58.06´ 318º 31.2 NM to fld. 1142/7E.
  • ·DME unusable: 257º–290º blo 3,000´ 291º–319º 320º–054º blo 3,000´ VOR unusable: 120º–122º byd 40 NM 123º–130º 257º–290º blo 3,000´ 280º–290º byd 40 NM blo 3,000´ 280º–290º byd 49 NM blo 18,000´ 291º–319º 320º–054º blo 3,000´ OMAHA L–10J, 12I IAP NC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 10,312 ops in 1990

2024 total

6,500

10-yr total

53,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=3

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Loss of control 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2009-08-15 AIR TRACTOR INC AT-802A · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1991-05-11 Piper J3 · Weather · day →
1987-08-20 Beech B23 · Stall / spin · VMC · night →

Designees in IA

CFI Flight Instructors 595 A&P Mechanics 1,208 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 38 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 4 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 2 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 2 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 1 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 29 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 41 FBO Fixed Base Operators 46 Clubs Flying Clubs 13 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 3 EAA EAA Chapters 14

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Bill Joseph Clemons Truro IA 26 nm
Daniel Lee Kelley Council Bluffs IA 69 nm
Timothy John Saddler Council Bluffs IA 69 nm
Harrison Mcnaughton Ames IA 69 nm
Shane Vande Voort Pella IA 69 nm
Timothy John Saddler Omaha NE 78 nm
Mark Alan Gaines St. Joseph MO 79 nm
Martin Maxwell Cupp Brookfield MO 95 nm
Daniel Lee Kelley Lincoln NE 106 nm
Jeffery Joseph Counter Lincoln NE 106 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Skylar Zayne Hunter Afton IA 8 nm
Blake Alan Munson Lorimor IA 15 nm
Chad Croix Wille Corning IA 17 nm
Steven Francis Herr Greenfield IA 18 nm
Rodney Joseph Ticknor Bridgewater IA 19 nm
Jerold Lynn Clyde Winterset IA 25 nm
William Joseph Keul Winterset IA 25 nm
Hal James Yeager Winterset IA 25 nm
Tamra Jae Mckinley Winterset IA 25 nm
Matthew Aaron Ernst Winterset IA 25 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Larry Lee West Creston IA 2 nm
George Allen Francis Creston IA 2 nm
Howard Allen Lester Ii Creston IA 2 nm
Adam Glen Woosley Orient IA 11 nm
Shane Micheal Berger Diagonal IA 13 nm
Rusty Miles Stephens Lorimor IA 15 nm
Chad Croix Wille Corning IA 17 nm
John Lester Coffman Corning IA 17 nm
Christopher Robert Cline Corning IA 17 nm
Steven Francis Herr Greenfield IA 18 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
 119 nm
Higginsville Avionics, LLC.
Higginsville, MO
 121 nm
McCandless Avionics, LC
Waverly, IA
 132 nm
Butler Avionics, Inc
New Century, KS
 134 nm
West Maintenance
New Century, KS
 134 nm
Spencer Avionics, Inc.
Spencer, IA
 134 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 167 nm
Eno Aviation
Garnett, KS
 169 nm
Roger Wilco Aviation Services
Yankton, SD
 176 nm
RealClean Aicraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 182 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.