Terminal Procedures

KEST — Estherville Muni

ESTHERVILLE, IA · 3 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA ESTElevation 1,318 ft2 runwaysLongest 4,797 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgas, Jet A+Volume NC-3Not for navigation

2 published instrument approaches: 2 RNAV (GPS), serving 2 runway ends.

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 161BPDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 341APDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS chart previewALTERNATE MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

KEST airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
All all dawn-dusk
ARTCC
Minneapolis Center
Flight service
Fort Dodge
NOTAM facility
EST (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
1E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A+
Airframe service
Major
Powerplant service
Major
Bottled oxygen
None
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
August 1942
Airport area
400 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Omaha
Last FAA inspection
2023-06-21

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

KEST radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.975

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

4,797 × 75 ft16342,989 × 90 ft0624N500 ft
Runway layout at KEST, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
16/344,797 ft75 ftConcrete GoodMedium intensity
  16 170°TPAPI (4-box) 3°
  34 350°TPAPI (4-box) 3°
06/242,989 ft90 ftGrass Fair

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where KEST is

Latitude, longitude43.4074720, -94.7463890
Elevation1,318 ft
From Estherville4 nm E

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FAA remarks for KEST

  • ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34; REIL RYS 16 & 34; PAPI RYS 16 & 34 - CTAF.
  • FOR SERVICE AFTER HRS CALL 712-362-2761.
  • IOWA LAKES AVIATION
  • REIL ARE OMNIDIRECTIONAL.
  • 06/24 MARKED WITH YELLOW CONES.
  • RY 34 IS CALM WIND RY.
  • FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Balanced instrument coverage

Estherville’s two RNAV (GPS) approaches serve two runway ends, so the limited procedure set is balanced rather than concentrated on a single direction. There is no published airport diagram. The 4,797 ft concrete runway provides considerably more usable length than the 2,989 ft turf runway, making the runway configuration notably uneven in both length and surface.

Chart coverage nearby

Spencer Municipal has the broadest nearby procedure set, while Fairmont Municipal and Jackson Municipal also have more charts than Estherville. Emmetsburg Municipal matches Estherville’s total, and Fuller has the thinnest coverage. The Omaha Sectional adds the surrounding visual-navigation context that the two instrument procedures and minima publication do not provide.

Airports near KEST

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
KMJQJackson MuniJACKSON, MN18 nm NW4
KEGQEmmetsburg MuniEMMETSBURG, IA18 nm S3
4D8FullerMILFORD, IA19 nm W2
KFRMFairmont MuniFAIRMONT, MN20 nm NE5
KSPWSpencer MuniSPENCER, IA25 nm SW7
KAXAAlgona MuniALGONA, IA29 nm SE4
KSBUBlue Earth MuniBLUE EARTH, MN31 nm E2
KMWMWindom MuniWINDOM, MN34 nm NW4

VFR charts covering KEST

Common questions about KEST

What charts are available for KEST?

3 current FAA charts for Estherville Muni, including 2 instrument approachs. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for KEST?

CTAF 122.975. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at KEST?

Estherville Muni has 2 runways. The longest is 16/34 at 4,797 ft by 75 ft, concrete. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does KEST have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total KEST has 2 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).

Is KEST a towered airport?

No — Estherville Muni has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these KEST charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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