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KPQN · Pipestone Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 1 NTSB events

ID KPQN FAA PQN Elev 1,736 ft Lat 43° 59.00' N Lon 96° 18.02' 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: 4,306 ft. Max gradient: 0.51%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 184° 4,306 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.19%
36 004° 4,306 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.19%
09 097° 2,539 ft 196 ft GRS No 0.51%
27 277° 2,539 ft 196 ft GRS No 0.51%

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 3 118.375
  • APP MINNEAPOLIS CNTR 132.050
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 22 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 18 and 36; PAPI Rwy 18 and 36; MIRL Rwy 18–36. 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 18 and 36; PAPI Rwy 18 and 36; MIRL Rwy 18–36. 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 REIL Rwy 18 and 36; PAPI Rwy 18 and 36; MIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt REIL Rwy 18 and 36; PAPI Rwy 18 and 36; MIRL Rwy 18–36—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (22 sentences)
  • ·198 MINNESOTA PIPESTONE MUNI (PQN)(KPQN) 1 SE UTC–6(–5DT) N43º58.93´ W96º18.02´ 1737 B NOTAM FILE PQN RWY 18–36: H4306X75 (ASPH) S–16, D–22 MIRL RWY 18: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 27´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 27´.
  • ·RWY 09–27: 2539X196 (TURF) 0.5% up E RWY 27: Crops.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1400–2300Z‡.
  • ·Fuel avbl H24 via credit card.
  • ·Rwy 09–27 not plowed winter months.
  • ·Rwy 09–27 marked with yellow cones.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 605-360-2233
  • ·AWOS–3PT 118.375 (507) 825–6895.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 132.05 GCO 121.725 (MINNEAPOLIS CENTER and FLIGHT SERVICES) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una via GCO ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·SIOUX FALLS (VH) (H) VORTACW 115.0 FSD Chan 97 N43º38.97´ W96º46.87´ 037º 28.9 NM to fld. 1571/9E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 160º–170º blo 4,000´ 160º–170º byd 12 NM 320º–000º byd 20 NM blo 4,000´ 330º–345º byd 10 NM blo 8,000´ 330º–345º byd 25 NM blo 12,000´ 335º–350º byd 46 NM PRESTON FILLMORE CO (FKA)(KFKA) 4 W UTC–6(–5DT) N43º40.61´ W92º10.79´ 1277 B NOTAM FILE FKA RWY 11–29: H4001X75 (ASPH) MIRL RWY 11: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 26´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 25´.
  • ·FUEL 100LL LGT ACTIVATE REIL Rwy 11 and 11; PAPI Rwy 11 and Rwy 29, MIRL Rwy 11–29—CTAF.
  • ·Ultralights on and invof arpt. 100LL avbl H24 via credit card.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 507-765-3854
  • ·AWOS–3PT 118.550 (507) 765–2182.
  • ·CTAF 122.9 ®ROCHESTER APP/DEP CON 119.8 (1100–0500Z‡) ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 132.35 (0500–1100Z‡) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Rochester Apch at 507-424-8111.
  • ·ROCHESTER (L) (DH) VORW/DME 112.0 RST Chan 57 N43º46.97´ W92º35.82´ 104º 19.2 NM to fld. 1393/5E.
  • ·OMAHA L–12I IAP CHICAGO L–28F IAP NC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 11,030 ops in 1990

2024 total

8,200

10-yr total

82,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

12.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Runway excursion 1

All time · n=1

  • Runway excursion 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-07-20 ALON A2 · Runway excursion · day →

Designees in MN

CFI Flight Instructors 1,839 A&P Mechanics 4,413 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 39 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 7 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 8 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 5 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 8 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 23 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 18 ODA Organizational Designations 2 Schools Flight Schools 44 FBO Fixed Base Operators 81 Clubs Flying Clubs 28 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 3 EAA EAA Chapters 27

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Rick Vanderweide Renner SD 27 nm
Sheldon Andrew Rasmussen Brookings SD 28 nm
Kay Ann West Sioux Falls SD 33 nm
Tucker Ulmer Sioux Falls SD 33 nm
Morris Alan Riggin Madison SD 35 nm
Anthony Hentges Canby MN 44 nm
Daniel Dean Vander Weide Orange City IA 60 nm
Dwayne Alan Hoss Estherville IA 73 nm
John Brent Mclaughlin Estherville IA 73 nm
Catherine Bonnie Plasschaert Mankato MN 101 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
Louis Kent Lanie Ihlen MN 5 nm
Levi Gerard Luttmann Flandreau SD 14 nm
Michael John Dill Tyler MN 19 nm
Ryan Scot Gee Luverne MN 20 nm
James Michael Juhl Luverne MN 20 nm
Lauren Duane Greenhoff Dell Rapids SD 20 nm
Joseph Michael Kohnen Dell Rapids SD 20 nm
Lucas Daniel Feehan Dell Rapids SD 20 nm
Nicholas Alan Buchholz Dell Rapids SD 20 nm
Joseph Robert Lebrun Dell Rapids SD 20 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
Wayne Alan Dykstra Pipestone MN 1 nm
Tony Robert Dykstra Pipestone MN 1 nm
Michael Alan Taylor Pipestone MN 1 nm
Louis Kent Lanie Ihlen MN 5 nm
Danny Leroy Dykstra Jasper MN 9 nm
Karl Donald Hellem Jasper MN 9 nm
Todd Michael Thesenvitz Jasper MN 9 nm
Bruce E Kooiman Edgerton MN 10 nm
Thomas Irving Clark Hardwick MN 13 nm
Kevin Francis Hemmer Flandreau SD 14 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
 30 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 31 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 32 nm
RealClean Aicraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 39 nm
Spencer Avionics, Inc.
Spencer, IA
 69 nm
Roger Wilco Aviation Services
Yankton, SD
 80 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 149 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 149 nm
Kindred Aircraft Maintenance
Kindred, ND
 163 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 175 nm

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