Cook Municipal (KCQM), Minnesota
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Cook Municipal Airport (KCQM) serves general aviation traffic in northern Minnesota with a single paved runway. The field is unattended outside posted hours, with after-hours contact routed through the airport manager, and self-service fuel available around the clock for both 100LL and Jet A. Business aviation activity here is modest and skews toward the warmer months, consistent with a region where winter weather shapes much of the annual flying pattern.
Runways
Cook Municipal has one paved runway, 13/31, 4,000 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Cook Municipal has Jet A and 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 9am to 5pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Cook Municipal does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is 12D, 16 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Cook Municipal recorded 288 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in July. Business aviation traffic at KCQM concentrates in the summer months, with July, June, and August together accounting for a large share of annual operations.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month July, 46 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Cook Municipal averages 1.6 days above 90°F in July, 31.0 freeze days in January and 6.3 snow days in December. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 77.1°F, and January the coldest, at 15.3°F.
Weather station is 7.6 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Cook Municipal has published operating constraints in two categories: runway notes and other notes.
Runway edge lights (REIL) for runway 13 and 31, PAPI for runway 13 and 31, and medium intensity runway lights (MIRL) for runway 13/31 are pilot-activated via CTAF. MIRL for runway 13/31 is preset to low intensity from sunset to sunrise; intensity can be increased via CTAF.
Self-service fuel is available 24 hours a day.
For clearance delivery, contact Minneapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center.
After hours, contact the airport manager.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Cook Municipal has five airfields within 50 NM. The closest is Orr Regional (KORB), 13.42 NM northwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KCQM
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Frequently asked questions
What runway is available at KCQM?
Cook Municipal Airport (KCQM) has one paved runway, 13/31, measuring 4,000 feet long and 75 feet wide with an asphalt surface. This is the only runway serving the field, so aircraft performance planning should account for its full length being the sole option regardless of wind direction. There is no parallel or crosswind runway available.
Is fuel available at Cook Municipal Airport?
Cook Municipal Airport offers both 100LL and Jet A fuel through self-service pumps available around the clock. This makes fuel accessible outside the airport's staffed attendance hours of 0900 to 1700 daily. Pilots operating into KCQM after hours can still plan to fuel without needing to coordinate with airport personnel.
How do I reach airport staff after hours at KCQM?
At Cook Municipal Airport, after-hours contact is directed to the airport manager rather than an on-site staffed operation. During posted attendance hours of 0900 to 1700, staff are present at the field. Outside those hours, arriving pilots relying on ground assistance should plan around the airport manager as the point of contact.
What is the seasonal traffic pattern at KCQM?
Business aviation traffic at Cook Municipal Airport is concentrated in the summer, with July recording the highest monthly operations at 46, followed by June at 38 and August at 35. Winter months see considerably lighter activity, with March recording as few as 9 operations. Dispatchers planning flights into KCQM should expect this traffic to thin out significantly outside the summer season.