77 public-use fields
Nebraska Airport Density Altitude
Nebraska has 77 public-use airports, and on a typical summer afternoon 21 of them push density altitude past 5,000 ft. The list below leads with the fields that bake hardest.
Every field, worst typical afternoon first
| Airport | City | Field elev | Worst typical afternoon DA | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIBM — Kimball Municipal/Robert E Arraj Field | Kimball | 4,926 ft | 7,741 ft ▲ | July |
| KSNY — Sidney Municipal/Lloyd W Carr Field | Sidney | 4,314 ft | 7,225 ft ▲ | July |
| KBFF — Scottsbluff/Western Nebraska Regional/Wm B Heilig Field | Scottsbluff | 3,967 ft | 6,846 ft ▲ | July |
| KAIA — Alliance Municipal | Alliance | 3,931 ft | 6,672 ft ▲ | July |
| 4V6 — Hay Springs Municipal | Hay Springs | 3,831 ft | 6,384 ft ▲ | July |
| KCNP — Billy G Ray Field | Chappell | 3,682 ft | 6,305 ft ▲ | July |
| 9V5 — Modisett | Rushville | 3,751 ft | 6,275 ft ▲ | July |
| 1V2 — Grant County | Hyannis | 3,737 ft | 6,210 ft ▲ | July |
| KGGF — Grant Municipal | Grant | 3,425 ft | 6,107 ft ▲ | July |
| KGRN — Gordon Municipal | Gordon | 3,562 ft | 6,082 ft ▲ | July |
| KCDR — Chadron Municipal | Chadron | 3,298 ft | 6,054 ft ▲ | July |
| KIML — Imperial Municipal | Imperial | 3,276 ft | 6,022 ft ▲ | July |
| KOKS — Garden County/King Rhiley Field | Oshkosh | 3,394 ft | 6,010 ft ▲ | July |
| KOGA — Searle Field | Ogallala | 3,279 ft | 5,948 ft ▲ | July |
| 64V — Wallace Municipal | Wallace | 3,101 ft | 5,696 ft ▲ | July |
| KTIF — Thomas County | Thedford | 2,925 ft | 5,423 ft ▲ | July |
| KLBF — North Platte Regional/Lee Bird Field | North Platte | 2,777 ft | 5,345 ft ▲ | July |
| 47V — Curtis Municipal | Curtis | 2,677 ft | 5,326 ft ▲ | July |
| KMCK — Mc Cook Ben Nelson Regional | Mc Cook | 2,583 ft | 5,200 ft ▲ | July |
| KVTN — Miller Field | Valentine | 2,595 ft | 5,088 ft ▲ | July |
| KANW — Ainsworth Regional | Ainsworth | 2,589 ft | 5,003 ft ▲ | July |
| KGTE — Gothenburg Municipal | Gothenburg | 2,559 ft | 4,954 ft | July |
| KBBW — Broken Bow Municipal/Keith Glaze Field | Broken Bow | 2,546 ft | 4,926 ft | July |
| KCZD — Cozad Municipal | Cozad | 2,503 ft | 4,886 ft | July |
| KCSB — Cambridge Municipal | Cambridge | 2,414 ft | 4,863 ft | July |
| KLXN — Jim Kelly Field | Lexington | 2,413 ft | 4,704 ft | July |
| 37V — Arapahoe Municipal | Arapahoe | 2,273 ft | 4,697 ft | July |
| KHDE — Brewster Field | Holdrege | 2,314 ft | 4,639 ft | July |
| 09K — Sargent Municipal | Sargent | 2,313 ft | 4,625 ft | July |
| KRBE — Rock County | Bassett | 2,349 ft | 4,548 ft | July |
| 4D9 — Alma Municipal | Alma | 2,073 ft | 4,509 ft | July |
| 0V3 — Pioneer Village Field | Minden | 2,160 ft | 4,415 ft | July |
| KBUB — Cram Field | Burwell | 2,183 ft | 4,413 ft | July |
| 0F4 — Loup City Municipal | Loup City | 2,073 ft | 4,400 ft | July |
| KEAR — Kearney Regional | Kearney | 2,132 ft | 4,375 ft | July |
| 8V2 — Stuart-Atkinson Municipal | Atkinson | 2,131 ft | 4,337 ft | July |
| KODX — Evelyn Sharp Field | Ord | 2,070 ft | 4,330 ft | July |
| KONL — The O'Neill Municipal-John L Baker Field | O'Neill | 2,034 ft | 4,298 ft | July |
| KHSI — Hastings Municipal | Hastings | 1,961 ft | 4,252 ft | July |
| 7V7 — Red Cloud Municipal | Red Cloud | 1,744 ft | 4,139 ft | July |
| KGRI — Central Nebraska Regional | Grand Island | 1,847 ft | 4,119 ft | July |
| 08K — Harvard State | Harvard | 1,815 ft | 4,026 ft | July |
| KAUH — Aurora Municipal/Al Potter Field | Aurora | 1,803 ft | 3,969 ft | July |
| 12K — Superior Municipal | Superior | 1,692 ft | 3,967 ft | July |
| KBVN — Albion Municipal | Albion | 1,806 ft | 3,869 ft | July |
| KJYR — York Municipal | York | 1,670 ft | 3,844 ft | July |
| 07K — Central City Municipal/Larry Reineke Field | Central City | 1,717 ft | 3,803 ft | July |
| KFMZ — Fairmont State | Fairmont | 1,636 ft | 3,796 ft | July |
| 84Y — Bloomfield Municipal | Bloomfield | 1,673 ft | 3,792 ft | July |
| 6K3 — Creighton Municipal | Creighton | 1,653 ft | 3,768 ft | July |
| 4V9 — Antelope County | Neligh | 1,774 ft | 3,732 ft | July |
| 93Y — David City Municipal | David City | 1,618 ft | 3,707 ft | July |
| KFBY — Fairbury Municipal | Fairbury | 1,479 ft | 3,690 ft | July |
| KHJH — Hebron Municipal | Hebron | 1,468 ft | 3,689 ft | July |
| KOFK — Norfolk Regional/Karl Stefan Meml Field | Norfolk | 1,573 ft | 3,683 ft | July |
| 97Y — Genoa Municipal | Genoa | 1,572 ft | 3,621 ft | July |
| KCEK — Crete Municipal | Crete | 1,500 ft | 3,600 ft | July |
| KOLU — Columbus Municipal | Columbus | 1,447 ft | 3,560 ft | July |
| KSWT — Seward Municipal | Seward | 1,506 ft | 3,559 ft | July |
| KBIE — Beatrice Municipal | Beatrice | 1,324 ft | 3,502 ft | July |
| 0G3 — Tecumseh Municipal | Tecumseh | 1,306 ft | 3,449 ft | July |
| KLNK — Lincoln | Lincoln | 1,219 ft | 3,435 ft | July |
| KLCG — Wayne Municipal/Stan Morris Field | Wayne | 1,432 ft | 3,432 ft | July |
| 0C4 — Pender Municipal | Pender | 1,345 ft | 3,399 ft | July |
| 50K — Pawnee City Municipal | Pawnee City | 1,260 ft | 3,369 ft | July |
| 0B4 — Hartington Municipal/Bud Becker Field | Hartington | 1,388 ft | 3,360 ft | July |
| KSCB — Scribner State | Scribner | 1,325 ft | 3,295 ft | July |
| KAHQ — Wahoo Municipal | Wahoo | 1,226 ft | 3,279 ft | July |
| KFET — Fremont Municipal | Fremont | 1,204 ft | 3,252 ft | July |
| KAFK — Nebraska City Municipal | Nebraska City | 1,165 ft | 3,198 ft | July |
| KBTA — Blair Exec | Blair | 1,318 ft | 3,195 ft | July |
| KPMV — Plattsmouth Municipal/Douglas V Duey Field | Plattsmouth | 1,204 ft | 3,179 ft | July |
| KOMA — Eppley Airfield | Omaha | 985 ft | 3,071 ft | July |
| KFNB — Brenner Field | Falls City | 984 ft | 3,070 ft | July |
| KTQE — Tekamah Municipal | Tekamah | 1,027 ft | 3,036 ft | July |
| KMLE — Millard | Omaha | 1,051 ft | 3,017 ft | July |
| K01 — Farington Field | Auburn | 924 ft | 2,948 ft | July |
▲ above 5,000 ft · ⚠ above 8,000 ft on a typical afternoon of the airport's hottest month. Open any field for its monthly table and a pre-filled calculator.
Frequently asked questions
Which Nebraska airport has the highest density altitude in summer?
Kimball Municipal/Robert E Arraj Field (KIBM) tops the list: from 4,926 ft of field elevation, a typical summer afternoon reaches about 7,741 ft of density altitude. Each airport's page carries its full monthly table.
What is the highest airport in Nebraska?
Kimball Municipal/Robert E Arraj Field (KIBM) at 4,926 ft MSL, per the FAA airport record. Elevation is the biggest single term in density altitude — the summer heat gets added on top of it.