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KEAR · Kearney Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 6 NTSB events

ID KEAR FAA EAR Elev 2,131 ft Lat 40° 43.62' N Lon 99° 0.41' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 7,094 ft. Max gradient: 0.05%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 187.4° 7,094 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.05%
36 7.4° 7,094 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.05%
13 141.2° 4,498 ft 75 ft Concrete Yes 0.02%
31 321.2° 4,498 ft 75 ft Concrete Yes 0.02%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 123.875
  • CNTR MINNEAPOLIS CNTR 119.400
  • RDO COLUMBUS RDO 122.550
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KEAR on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 6 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 18; MALSR RWY 36; PAPI RWYS 13, 18, 31, & 36; AND MIRL RWY 13/31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 18; MALSR RWY 36; PAPI RWYS 13, 18, 31, & 36; AND MIRL RWY 13/31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

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All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 18; MALSR RWY 36; PAPI RWYS 13, 18, 31, & 36; AND MIRL RWY 13/31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 18; MALSR RWY 36; PAPI RWYS 13, 18, 31, & 36; AND MIRL RWY 13/31 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (6 sentences)
  • ·BE ALERT WHEN TAXIING ON APRON DUE TO SEVERAL CLOSED AREAS.
  • ·AIR CARRIER OPS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED IN EXCESS OF 15 MINUTES BEFORE OR AFTER SCHEDULED ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE TIMES WITHOUT PRIOR COORDINATION WITH AMGR AND CONFIRMATION THAT ARFF IS AVBL PRIOR TO LDNG OR TKOF.
  • ·FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
  • ·ARFF INDEX B EQUIPMENT PROVIDED.
  • ·PPR 48 HRS FOR AIR CARRIER OPS WITH MORE THAN 30 PASSENGER SEATS.
  • ·CALL ARPT MGR 308-234-2318 OR 308-440-6069.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · EAR

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

6 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

6

since 1982

Fatal

1

16.7% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 33,672 ops in 2005

2024 total

21,770

10-yr total

240,368

2024 mix

AC/AT 13% · GA 87% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

12.5

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

2.08

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Other 1

All time · n=6

  • Other 3
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Loss of control 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2022-08-12 Piper PA-24-250 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2025-08-27 Cessna 210D · Other · IMC · night →
2017-08-02 Cessna 172 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2010-01-06 Beech C-99 · Stall / spin · IMC · dawn →
1983-11-18 Piper PA-32-301 · Other · VMC · day →
1982-12-31 Cessna 172 · Other · dusk →

Designees in NE

CFI Flight Instructors 389 A&P Mechanics 1,135 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 21 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 3 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 11 ODA Organizational Designations 3 Schools Flight Schools 14 FBO Fixed Base Operators 57 Clubs Flying Clubs 13 EAA EAA Chapters 9

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Daniel Lee Kelley Lincoln NE 106 nm
Jeffery Joseph Counter Lincoln NE 106 nm
Jeremy Charles Strack Lincoln NE 106 nm
Michael Thomas Frickel Atkinson NE 108 nm
Elliot Neal Brandt Ainsworth NE 116 nm
Jared Jay Bixenman Colby KS 124 nm
Anthony B Condon Salina KS 132 nm
Brandy Suzonne Shaw Salina KS 132 nm
William Robert Mcdonald Salina KS 132 nm
Timothy John Saddler Omaha NE 138 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
George Albert Land Ii Kearney NE 4 nm
Alfred Temple Spain Kearney NE 4 nm
Saadat Hosseini Kearney NE 4 nm
Toby James Osborn Kearney NE 4 nm
Matthew Robert Mcmanus Kearney NE 4 nm
Shannon Paul Poggendorf Kearney NE 4 nm
Daniel Brady Smith Kearney NE 4 nm
Dennis Patrick Mcgowan Kearney NE 4 nm
Jacob Charles Barth Kearney NE 4 nm
Elliot Joel Rivera Kearney NE 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
George Albert Land Ii Kearney NE 4 nm
Matthew Robert Mcmanus Kearney NE 4 nm
Burdette Byron Chappell Kearney NE 4 nm
Edward Hernandez Spillman Jr Kearney NE 4 nm
John Allen Hamling Kearney NE 4 nm
Michael Robert Gruntorad Kearney NE 4 nm
Blair David Rodgers Kearney NE 4 nm
Rodney Bruce Jamison Kearney NE 4 nm
Scott A Orcutt Kearney NE 4 nm
James Joseph Sanchez Kearney NE 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Roger Wilco Aviation Services
Yankton, SD
 150 nm
RealClean Aicraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 191 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 199 nm
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
 200 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 207 nm
Butler Avionics, Inc
New Century, KS
 221 nm
West Maintenance
New Century, KS
 221 nm
Spencer Avionics, Inc.
Spencer, IA
 225 nm
Eno Aviation
Garnett, KS
 229 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
 231 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.