KEST — Estherville Muni
Estherville, IA · field elevation 1,319 ft · NON-ATCT
1 AIRMET & SIGMET Read in the EFB →
KEST current weather
LIFR ceiling below 500 ft or visibility under 1 statute mile
SPECI KEST 111152Z AUTO 04008KT 3/4SM BR OVC002 22/22 A2983 RMK AO2 T02170217
- Wind
- from 040° at 8 kt
- Visibility
- 0.75 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 200 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 22 °C / dewpoint 22 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.83 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,536 ft · pressure altitude 1,409 ft
- Observed
- 19 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 040° at 8 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 06 | 7 kt head | 4 kt from the left |
| 34 | 5 kt head | 6 kt from the right |
| 16 | 5 kt tail | 6 kt from the left |
| 24 | 7 kt tail | 4 kt from the right |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KEST — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KEST — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 43.40747, -94.74639
- Elevation
- 1,319 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1120Z / 0128Z
- Magnetic variation
- 1° (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Sectional
- Omaha
- County
- Emmet, IA
Everything else KEST publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 4,797 | 75 | CONC | MED |
| 06/24 | 2,989 | 90 | TURF | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.975
- UNICOM
- 122.975
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KMJQ Jackson Muni18 nm
- KFRM Fairmont Muni20 nm
- KSPW Spencer Muni25 nm
- KAXA Algona Muni29 nm
- KMWM Windom Muni34 nm
- KJYG St James Muni36 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KEST airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Iowa airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.