Appleton Municipal
AQP · KAQP · Appleton, Minnesota · Swift County · map
Appleton Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Appleton, 2 miles northeast of Appleton, Minnesota, 1,021 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 13/31, is 3,500 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Appleton Municipal?
Its FAA code is AQP, and its ICAO code is KAQP.
Where is Appleton Municipal?
It is 2 miles northeast of Appleton, Minnesota, 1,021 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Appleton Municipal?
The longest of its 2 runways, 13/31, is 3,500 feet long.
Does Appleton Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Appleton Municipal?
1 pilot examiner and 6 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA AQP · ICAO KAQP
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Appleton
- Elevation
- 1,021 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Twin Cities sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5E
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1942
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 3,500 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
| 04/22 | 2,770 × 157 ft | Grass, good |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | · Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 - the common traffic frequency. |
| Aqp and aWOS-3PT | 118.5 | |
| Redwood Falls Center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.1 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 320-289-1265.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- aircraft sales
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Benson Municipal (16 nm northeast), Ortonville Muni/Martinson Field (18 nm west), Morris Muni/Charlie Schmidt Field (20 nm north), Willmar Muni/John L Rice Field (38 nm east).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Lac Qui Parle County (16 nm southwest), Benson Municipal (16 nm northeast), Ortonville Muni/Martinson Field (18 nm west), Montevideo-Chippewa County (20 nm southeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Minnesota · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 - the common traffic frequency.
- Closed winter months.
- Runway 13 visual lighting on instrument runway.
- Marked with yellow cones.
- Marked with yellow cones.
- Cracking.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
- Looking…
From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Appleton from the FAA register
39 aircraft are registered to owners in Appleton, Minnesota: 25 turboprops, 8 piston singles, 4 drones, 2 piston twins. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Minnesota.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for flight instructor; 1 for airplanes. Also nearby: 6 aviation medical examiners.
- Anthony Hentges private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes · Canby Airport · Canby, MN (32 nm) · (507) 829-0351 · [email protected]
All 7 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Appleton 39 aircraft · 25 turboprops, 8 piston singles, 4 drones
- Aero Spray INC DBA 22 aircraft in town
- Sparebanc LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Advanced Air AG LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Schwenk Aircraft INC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Minnesota 1,542 since 1982 · 207 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Minnesota 146 landing places
- Minnesota 6,936 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/AQP.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 28, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.