# Emmetsburg Municipal Airport (KEGQ)

**Emmetsburg Municipal Airport** (ICAO: KEGQ) is a small airport in Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States. It opened in Mar 1945. It has one runway, 3,401 ft (1,037 m) long, concrete.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kegq

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / KEGQ
- FAA: EGQ
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States
- Opened: Mar 1945
- Elevation: 1,206 ft / 368 m
- Coordinates: 43.1020, -94.7047
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,401 ft / 1,037 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35254783
- Weather station: KEGQ
- Ident: KEGQ

## Timeline

- Mar 1945: Emmetsburg Municipal Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 3,401 ft / 1,037 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Concrete | 137° / 317° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,401 ft / 1,037 m | =13,102 of 29,858 | =5,324 in North America | =4,453 in US |
| Elevation | 1,206 ft / 368 m | =14,934 of 43,403 | =6,479 in North America | =5,065 in US |
| Age | Opened 1945 | =2,524 of 15,079 | =1,492 in North America | =1,440 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CNTR | MINNEAPOLIS CNTR | 127.750 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kegq/data