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KEST · Estherville Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 4 NTSB events

ID KEST FAA EST Elev 1,319 ft Lat 43° 24.44' N Lon 94° 44.78' 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

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Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,797 ft. Max gradient: 0.02%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
16 169.6° 4,797 ft 75 ft Concrete Yes 0.02%
34 349.6° 4,797 ft 75 ft Concrete Yes 0.02%
06 72.8° 2,989 ft 90 ft GRE No 0.01%
24 252.8° 2,989 ft 90 ft GRE No 0.01%

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

  • ASOS ASOS 121.425
  • CNTR MINNEAPOLIS CNTR 127.750
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 3 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 MIRL RY 16/34; REIL RYS 16 & 34; PAPI RYS 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 MIRL RY 16/34; REIL RYS 16 & 34; PAPI RYS 16 & 34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

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All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RY 16/34; REIL RYS 16 & 34; PAPI RYS 16 & 34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34; REIL RYS 16 & 34; PAPI RYS 16 & 34 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (3 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
  • ·IOWA LAKES AVIATION FOR SERVICE AFTER HRS CALL 712-362-2761. 06/24 MARKED WITH YELLOW CONES.
  • ·REIL ARE OMNIDIRECTIONAL.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · EST

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

4 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 35,000 ops in 1990

2024 total

8,750

10-yr total

91,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

11.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Other 1

All time · n=4

  • Other 3
  • 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
2017-06-14 Piper PA 28 · Other · VMC · day →
2003-02-11 Cessna 182F · Other · VMC · day →
1995-11-11 Forney F-1 · Loss of control · day →
1982-04-29 Piper PA-28-180 · Other · day →

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
Dwayne Alan Hoss Estherville IA 4 nm
John Brent Mclaughlin Estherville IA 4 nm
Catherine Bonnie Plasschaert Mankato MN 57 nm
Jason Russell Ceminsky Mankato MN 57 nm
Paul Skjeveland Mankato MN 57 nm
Darren Schone Albert Lea MN 62 nm
Daniel Dean Vander Weide Orange City IA 62 nm
Kay Ann West Sioux Falls SD 87 nm
Tucker Ulmer Sioux Falls SD 87 nm
Rick Vanderweide Renner SD 88 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
Ronald Leroy Duer Estherville IA 4 nm
Paul Abrams Slaughter Estherville IA 4 nm
Scott Thomas Benjamin Estherville IA 4 nm
Mark William Schnell Terril IA 12 nm
Brian Lee Scott Sherburn MN 15 nm
Gary John Janssen Sherburn MN 15 nm
Dennis Lee Struck Spirit Lake IA 16 nm
Lonnie Ray Samuelson Spirit Lake IA 16 nm
Chris Andrew Handevidt Jackson MN 17 nm
Tiffany Ann Saunders Jackson MN 17 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
Paul Abrams Slaughter Estherville IA 4 nm
Richard Frank Blinkmann Estherville IA 4 nm
Bernard Martin Meyer Estherville IA 4 nm
Robert August Leifeld Estherville IA 4 nm
Bryon Wayne Lair Estherville IA 4 nm
Ramiro Flores Jr Estherville IA 4 nm
Terry Gene Osher Wallingford IA 6 nm
John Norman Anderson Dunnell MN 9 nm
Mark William Schnell Terril IA 12 nm
Matthew Michael Pelzer Armstrong IA 12 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Spencer Avionics, Inc.
Spencer, IA
 24 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 63 nm
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
 87 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 88 nm
RealClean Aicraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 90 nm
McCandless Avionics, LC
Waverly, IA
 106 nm
Roger Wilco Aviation Services
Yankton, SD
 119 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 123 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 123 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 141 nm

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