Terminal Procedures

KPQN — Pipestone Muni

PIPESTONE, MN · 4 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA PQNElevation 1,736 ft2 runwaysLongest 4,306 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgas, Jet AVolume NC-1Not for navigation

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

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 181CPDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 362PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS chart previewALTERNATE MINIMUMSPDF

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

KPQN airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
All mon-fri 0800-1700
ARTCC
Minneapolis Center
Flight service
Princeton
NOTAM facility
PQN (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
3E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A
Bottled oxygen
None
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
September 1945
Airport area
295 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Omaha
Last FAA inspection
2025-07-30

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

KPQN radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.8

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

Runways

4,306 × 75 ft18362,522 × 196 ft0927N500 ft
Runway layout at KPQN, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
18/364,306 ft75 ftAsphalt GoodMedium intensity
  18 184°TPAPI (4-box) 3°
  36 4°TPAPI (4-box) 3°
09/272,522 ft196 ftGrass Good

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

Where KPQN is

Latitude, longitude43.9821330, -96.3004080
Elevation1,736 ft
From Pipestone1 nm SE

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FAA remarks for KPQN

  • ACTVT REIL RWY 18 & 36; PAPI RWY 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF.
  • FOR HNGR CALL AMGR OR OWNER.
  • RDYKS@AOL.COM.
  • NOT PLOWED WINTER MONTHS.
  • YELLOW CONES.
  • GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC & FLT SVCS.
  • FOR CD IF UNA VIA GCO CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

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

Instrument coverage

Pipestone Municipal’s instrument set is narrowly focused: two RNAV (GPS) approaches serve two of the airport’s four runway ends. The other two ends have no published approach, and there is no airport diagram. Both nearby fields at Luverne and Slayton have chart sets of the same size, while Brookings has slightly broader coverage and Joe Foss Field’s 17-chart set is substantially broader. Rock Rapids has the thinnest nearby set, with three charts.

Runways and VFR context

The 4,306-foot asphalt 18/36 is 1,784 feet longer than the turf 09/27, making the two alignments distinctly different in available length and surface. The Omaha Sectional supplies the wider visual and geographic context absent from Pipestone’s small procedure set.

Airports near KPQN

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
KLYVQuentin Aanenson FldLUVERNE, MN22 nm S4
KDVPSlayton MuniSLAYTON, MN22 nm E4
KBKXBrookings RgnlBROOKINGS, SD30 nm NW6
KFSDJoe Foss FldSIOUX FALLS, SD31 nm SW17
KRRQRock Rapids MuniROCK RAPIDS, IA32 nm S3
KTKCTracy MuniTRACY, MN34 nm NE4
KMDSMadison MuniMADISON, SD34 nm W4
KMMLSouthwest Minnesota Rgnl Marshall/Ryan FldMARSHALL, MN35 nm NE5

VFR charts covering KPQN

Common questions about KPQN

What charts are available for KPQN?

4 current FAA charts for Pipestone 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 KPQN?

CTAF 122.8. 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 KPQN?

Pipestone Muni has 2 runways. The longest is 18/36 at 4,306 ft by 75 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does KPQN have an ILS approach?

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

Is KPQN a towered airport?

No — Pipestone 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 KPQN 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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