KESF· ESF· Alexandria
Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional Airport
medium airport · elevation 112 ft (34 m)
11:32Z 00:44Z Day
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Current METARVFR
51 min ago·21:53ZKESF 242153Z AUTO 20008KT 170V250 10SM 28/21 A2971 RMK AO2 SLP059 T02830206
Wind
200° 8 kt (var 170°–250°)
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
—
Temperature
28°C / 21°C
temp / dew
QNH
1006 hPa
29.71 inHg
Clouds
—
Weather
—
Station
KESF
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1005.9 HPa hourly temperature of 28.3°C and dew point of 20.6°C
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (0)
None active in area.
PIREPs (5)
- FL045E55P1 h 35 m ago
- FL033SW31 h 54 m agoBKN 3300ft–5000ft
- FL025E50P1 h 55 m agoBKN 2500ft
- FL000E55P2 h 2 m agoBKN 2800ft
- FL000AC502 h 10 m agoBKN 3000ft
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
09/271828 mASP
14/321707 mASP
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 09/27 | TW 3 kt | XW 8 kt R |
| RWY 14/32 | HW 5 kt | XW 7 kt R |
31.3943°, -92.2941°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 14/32 (use 14) | Preferred | HW 5 | 7 R | — |
| RWY 09/27 (use 27) | Usable | HW 3 | 8 L | — |
Density altitude
1,894 ft
elevation 112 ft
ISA deviation
+13.2°C
large deviation
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KESF
- A/DPOLK APP/DEP132.050
- CTAFCTAF/UNICOM122.800
- MISCARNG OPS141.450
- RDODE RIDDER RDO122.550
Navaids near airportassoc. KESF
| Ident | Type | Freq | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| ES | NDB | 223 kHz | LOW |
Runways2
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 09/275,998 ft (1,828 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
- RWY 14/325,600 ft (1,707 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)
No 24-h trend available — IEM archive.
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)
24-hour wind rose unavailable (insufficient IEM data).
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional Airport
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