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

Field elevation from FAA NASR · worst typical afternoon of each field's hottest month from NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station · standard pressure, dry air
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.