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Location

Latitude: 
41-47-25.0000N (41.790278)
Longitude: 
097-05-49.0000W (-97.096944)
Elevation: 
1740.0 feet MSL (530 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
2.9 E (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
04 N.M. NNE of Clarkson, Nebraska
Found On: 
Omaha Chart
FAA Region: 
ACE

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
MICHAEL HAMERNIK
413 BRYAN ST
CLARKSON, NE 68629
402-750-2984
MICHAEL HMERNIK
413 BRYAN ST
CLARKSON, NE 68629
402-750-2984

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Private
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
02/2025
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZMP (Minneapolis)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZMP (Minneapolis)
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
2740 feet (835 m)

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:  122.900

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field: 
    FSS Name (ID):  Columbus(OLU)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 28NE

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    19.1 Norfolk Regional/Karl Stefan Meml Field Airport
    (OFK KOFK OFK)
    307 304 100LL, Jet A+
    23.2 Columbus Municipal Airport
    (OLU KOLU OLU)
    208 205 100LL, Jet A
    23.5 Scribner State Airport
    (SCB KSCB SCB)
    117 115 100LL
    27.6 Wayne Municipal/Stan Morris Field Airport
    (KLCG LCG)
    10 7 100LL
    32.9 Fremont Municipal Airport
    (FET KFET FET)
    128 126 100LL, Jet A
    33.6 David City Municipal Airport
    (93Y)
    181 178 100LL
    40.0 Wahoo Municipal Airport
    (KAHQ AHQ)
    145 143 100LL, Jet A
    41.2 Tekamah Municipal Airport
    (KTQE TQE)
    91 89 100LL
    46.3 Antelope County Airport
    (4V9)
    294 291 100LL
    48.5 Sioux Gateway/Brig General Bud Day Field Airport
    (SUX KSUX SUX)
    40 38 100LL, Jet A
    49.3 Hartington Municipal/Bud Becker Field Airport
    (0B4)
    351 348 100LL
    49.7 Blair Exec Airport
    (KBTA BTA)
    116 114 100LL, Jet A
    54.4 North Omaha Airport
    (91NE)
    117 115 100LL
    56.8 Millard Airport
    (MIQ KMLE MLE)
    128 126 100LL, Jet A-1+
    58.4 Lincoln Airport
    (LNK KLNK LNK)
    164 161 100LL, Jet A
    58.7 York Municipal Airport
    (KJYR JYR)
    204 201 100LL, Jet A
    58.9 Harold Davidson Field Airport
    (KVMR VMR)
    6 3 100LL, Jet A
    61.4 Eppley Airfield Airport
    (OMA KOMA OMA)
    118 116 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    67.3 Aurora Municipal/Al Potter Field Airport
    (KAUH AUH)
    217 214 100LL
    68.0 Council Bluffs Municipal Airport
    (CBF KCBF CBF)
    117 115 100LL, Jet A

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    Remarks

    No remarks for this landing facility

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 18/36
    Longest Runway: 18/36 is 2632 ft (802 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    28NE Airport Runway Details

    Runway 18/36  2632 ft x 100 ft (802 m x 30 m)
    Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 01/30/2025
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Runway 18

    Runway 36

    Elevation: 
    1740.0 1740.0
    Latitude: 
    41-47-38.0000N 41-47-12.0000N
    Longitude: 
    097-05-49.0000W 097-05-49.0000W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    Low Pressure
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    None
    Fuel Available: 
    100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    No
    Parking: 
    Hangars and tiedowns available

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