Cherry Heliport

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Location

Latitude: 
 40-34-04.0000N (40.567778)
Longitude: 
 096-39-39.0000W (-96.660833)
Elevation: 
 1424.0 feet MSL (434 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 2.6 E (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 06 N.M. NW of Firth, Nebraska
Found On: 
 Omaha Chart
FAA Region: 
 ACE

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
MEGAN CHERRY
4300 PRINCETON RD
FIRTH, NE 68358
605-454-0687		 LINDA CHERRY
4300 PRINCETON RD
FIRTH, NE 68358
402-798-7808

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Heliport
Activation Date: 
 03/1993
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZMP (Minneapolis)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZMP (Minneapolis)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 2424 feet (739 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

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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 NE05

    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
    12.4 Crete Municipal Airport
    (KCEK CEK)    		 284 281 100LL, Jet A
    16.5 Beatrice Municipal Airport
    (BIE KBIE BIE)    		 194 191 100LL, Jet A
    17.6 Lincoln Airport
    (LNK KLNK LNK)    		 345 342 100LL, Jet A
    30.9 Browns Airport
    (EPG NE69)    		 54 52 100LL
    32.8 Fairbury Municipal Airport
    (FBY KFBY FBY)    		 225 222 100LL
    36.3 Nebraska City Municipal Airport
    (KAFK AFK)    		 86 84 100LL, Jet A
    40.5 Wahoo Municipal Airport
    (KAHQ AHQ)    		 4 2 100LL, Jet A
    40.8 Plattsmouth Municipal/Douglas V Duey Field Airport
    (KPMV PMV)    		 55 53 100LL, Jet A
    41.3 Farington Field Airport
    (K01)    		 104 102 100LL
    41.6 Fairmont State Airport
    (KFMZ FMZ)    		 271 268 100LL
    44.9 David City Municipal Airport
    (93Y)    		 332 329 100LL
    45.2 Millard Airport
    (MIQ KMLE MLE)    		 33 31 100LL, Jet A-1+
    48.0 York Municipal Airport
    (KJYR JYR)    		 294 291 100LL, Jet A
    53.3 Fremont Municipal Airport
    (FET KFET FET)    		 6 4 100LL, Jet A
    56.1 North Omaha Airport
    (91NE)    		 30 28 100LL
    56.2 Eppley Airfield Airport
    (OMA KOMA OMA)    		 37 35 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    56.6 Blair Exec Airport
    (KBTA BTA)    		 26 24 100LL, Jet A
    56.7 Sabetha Municipal Airport
    (K83)    		 134 132 100LL
    57.0 Brenner Field Airport
    (KFNB FNB)    		 120 118 100LL, Jet A
    57.8 Shenandoah Municipal Airport
    (KSDA SDA)    		 78 76 100LL, Jet A+

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC OMAHA APCH AT 402-682-4395.
    A30-H1 CIRCULAR PAD.
    A52-H1 PLINE 1400 FT W; 35 FT PLINE 200 FT S; & 12 FT BLDG 100 FT NNE.
    E111 PRVDD 8:1 CLEAR APCH/DEP & 2:1 TRANSITIONAL SLOPE.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: H1
    Longest Runway: H1 is 45 ft (14 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    NE05 Airport Runway Details

    Helipad H1  45 ft x 45 ft (14 m x 14 m)
    Runway Length Source:  FAA as of 08/15/2025
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Helipad H1
    Elevation: 
    		 1424.0
    Latitude: 
    		 40-34-04.0000N
    Longitude: 
    		 096-39-39.0000W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

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

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