Airports / Iowa / EST
Estherville Municipal Airport
KEST / ESTEstherville, IowaELEV 1,319 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#11 / 43
Iowa airports by Google rating
4.9★ across 13 Google ratings — ranked against 43 rated IA fields.
57 nm
To the nearest alternate
Fort Dodge Regional Airport (FOD).
Overview
Estherville Municipal Airport (KEST / EST) sits in Estherville, Iowa, where it functions as a general aviation field. The field lies at an elevation of 1,319 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
EST has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Fort Dodge Regional Airport (FOD, 57 nm), Mason City Municipal Airport (MCW, 64 nm), and Redwood Falls Municipal Airport (RWF, 70 nm).
Quotes for flights out of EST vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from EST, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
KEST
IATA
EST
FAA / Local
EST
Elevation
1,319 ft
Coordinates
43.4074° N · 94.7464° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs IA fields
state range 547–1,488 ft
At 1,319 ft, EST sits higher than 91% of the 47 Iowa fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 57nmFODFort Dodge Regional AirportFort Dodge
- 64nmMCWMason City Municipal AirportMason City
- 70nmRWFRedwood Falls Municipal AirportRedwood Falls
- 88nmFSDSioux Falls Regional AirportSioux Falls
- 94nmSUXSioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day FieldSioux City
- 96nmCCYNortheast Iowa Regional AirportCharles City
Location
Open the full mapKEST · Estherville Municipal Airport · Estherville, IA
From the ramp
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