Kearney Regional Airport

Kearney Regional Airport
Kearney Regional Airport
	USGS 1999 orthophoto
	IATA: EAR; ICAO: KEAR; FAA LID: EAR;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Kearney
Serves	Kearney, Nebraska
Location	Center Township, Buffalo County, Nebraska
Elevation AMSL	2,131 ft / 650 m
Coordinates	40°43′37″N099°00′24″W / 40.72694°N 99.00667°W
Website	www.FlyKearney.com
Map
	EAR EAR
Runways
Statistics (2021)
Aircraft operations (year ending 10/31/2021
Aircraft operations (year ending 10/31/2021	21,770
Based aircraft	33
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Last updated August 27, 2024

Kearney Regional Airport( IATA : EAR, ICAO : KEAR, FAA LID : EAR) (formerly Kearney Municipal Airport) is an airport five miles northeast of Kearney in Buffalo County, Nebraska.^[1] Denver Air Connection provides scheduled passenger service to Denver which is supported by the Essential Air Service.

Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 11,956 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,^[2] 10,113 in 2009 and 9,530 in 2010.^[3] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport based on enplanements over 10,000 in 2008,^[4] but is non-primary commercial service based on enplanements in 2010.

History

In 1940 Kearney had a population of 9,643. In the early 1940s, three Nebraska cities, Kearney, Grand Island and Hastings joined to form the Central Nebraska Defense Council when it was learned that the United States Army Air Forces was considering the site for a military airfield. The group attempted to convince Washington that central Nebraska was suitable. Kearney and Grand Island effectively competed as locations for defense airports which would serve as storage for aircraft made at Offutt Field and the Glenn L. Martin Bomber Plant near Omaha.

As early as 1941 the City of Kearney voted on a $60,000 bond to finance a new airport. Kearney Regional Airport began as Keens Municipal Airport. The cost was more than $360,000, with the balance funded by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Construction began at the site on Highway 30 on October 21, 1941, and was dedicated as Keens Airport on August 23, 1942, with asphalt runways and one hangar. A handful of buildings from the military era remain at Kearney Airport, notably Hangar #385.

The first airline flights were Mid-West Cessna 190s in 1950–52, then Frontier DC-3s appeared in 1959. Frontier's Convairs lasted until 1979.

In 2008, a newly constructed Armed Forces Reserve Center at the airport housing non-flying units of both the U.S. Army Reserve and the Nebraska Army National Guard was dedicated.^[5]

In December 2022, U.S. Sen. Deb Fisher (R) announced that Kearney Regional Airport had been earmarked as the recipient of a $6.28 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration. According to Mike Morgan, the City Manager of Kearney, funds allocated by the grant will go toward a variety of facility renovation and expansion projects that should enable the airport to "meet the increased passenger demand for years to come." The federal grant comes on the heels of several years of record growth at the airport and a construction project, contracted out by the city of Kearney earlier that year, for a $4.77 million expansion that would increase the terminal building's size by 64% and include an additional TSA screening checkpoint, a baggage scanner, greater secure holding space, and more baggage storage and family restrooms.^[6]^[7]

Facilities

Kearney Regional Airport covers 2,500 acres (1,012 ha) at an elevation of 2,131 feet (650 m). It has two runways: 18/36 is 7,094 by 100 feet (2,162 x 30 m) concrete; 13/31 is 4,498 by 75 feet (1,371 x 23 m) concrete.^[1]

In the year ending October 31, 2021 the airport had 21,770 aircraft operations, average 60 per day: 87% general aviation, 10% airline, 3% air taxi, and <1% military. 33 aircraft were then based at the airport: 25 single-engine, 3 multi-engine, 3 jet, and 3 helicopter.^[1]

Airline and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Denver Air Connection	Denver (ends October 31, 2024)^[8]
United Express	Denver (resumes November 1, 2024)^[9]

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
Baron Aviation Services	Omaha
Suburban Air Freight	Omaha

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References

1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for EAR PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective July 13, 2023.
↑ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
↑ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012.
↑ https://nebraska.tv/archive/kearney-armed-forces-readiness-center-dedicated ^{[ bare URL ]}
↑ "$4.77 million bid approved for Kearney airport terminal expansion". ksnblocal4.com. 14 September 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
↑ "Set to arrive at Kearney airport: $6.28 million grant to grow facility". nebraskaexaminer.com. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
↑ https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-1996-1715-0177 ^{[ bare URL ]}
↑ https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-1996-1715-0177 ^{[ bare URL ]}

Other sources

Essential Air Service documents (Docket OST-1996-1715) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
- Order 2004-5-15 (May 20, 2004): selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., to provide essential air service with subsidy support at Grand Island, Kearney, McCook, North Platte, and Scottsbluff, Nebraska, for two years at a total annual subsidy of $5,233,287.
- Order 2006-6-26 (June 21, 2006): selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.. to provide essential air service with subsidy support at Kearney, North Platte, and Scottsbluff, Nebraska, for two years, beginning when Mesa Air Group d/b/a Air Midwest inaugurates service at Grand Island and McCook, at a total annual subsidy of $2,393,305 ($897,142 for Kearney; $976,026 for North Platte; and $520,137 for Scottsbluff). Each community will receive three nonstop round trips to Denver each weekday and weekend (18 total round trips per week) with Beech 1900-D aircraft.
- Order 2008-7-33 (July 29, 2008): selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Kearney, North Platte, and Scottsbluff, Nebraska, for the two-year period beginning November 1, 2008, at a combined annual subsidy of $5,373,700 with 19-seat Beech 1900D aircraft.
- Order 2010-9-10 (September 8, 2010): re-selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., operating as both a United Airlines and Frontier Airlines code share-partner (Great Lakes), to provide essential air service (EAS) at Kearney, North Platte, and Scottsbluff, Nebraska, for a combined annual subsidy of $5,344,690 for the two-year period from November 1, 2010, to October 31, 2012.

External links

www.FlyKearney.com
Kearney AAF Historical Website
Aerial image as of April 1999 from USGS The National Map
FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective August 8, 2024
FAA Terminal Procedures for EAR , effective August 8, 2024
Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for EAR
- AirNav airport information for KEAR
- ASN accident history for EAR
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures

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[FAA-1] 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for EAR PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective July 13, 2023.

[2] "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.

[3] "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.

[4] "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012.

[5] ttps://nebraska.tv/archive/kearney-armed-forces-readiness-center-dedicated ^{[ bare URL ]}

[6] "$4.77 million bid approved for Kearney airport terminal expansion". ksnblocal4.com. 14 September 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2023.

[7] "Set to arrive at Kearney airport: $6.28 million grant to grow facility". nebraskaexaminer.com. Retrieved April 12, 2023.

[8] ttps://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-1996-1715-0177 ^{[ bare URL ]}

[9] ttps://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-1996-1715-0177 ^{[ bare URL ]}

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