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KHDE · Brewster Field

ICAO · US · 3 NTSB events

ID KHDE FAA HDE Elev 2,313 ft Lat 40° 27.13' N Lon 99° 20.19' W Zulu …

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,701 ft. Max gradient: 0.23%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 189.6° 4,701 ft 75 ft PEM Yes 0.04%
36 9.6° 4,701 ft 75 ft PEM Yes 0.04%
11 126° 2,429 ft 300 ft GRE No 0.23%
29 306° 2,429 ft 300 ft GRE No 0.23%

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 · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 121.325
  • CNTR DENVER CNTR 132.700
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 26 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Runway 17 threshold displaced 375 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
  • ·Runway 35 threshold displaced 675 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Runway 17 threshold displaced 375 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Runway 35 threshold displaced 675 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (3)

  • Runway 17 threshold displaced 375 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 17–35: H3975X50 (ASPH) MIRL RWY 17: Thld dsplcd 375´

  • Runway 35 threshold displaced 675 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 35: Thld dsplcd 675´

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MIRL Rwy 17–35—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (26 sentences)
  • ·302 NEBRASKA HOLDREGE BREWSTER FLD (HDE)(KHDE) 2 NE UTC–6(–5DT) N40º27.11´ W99º20.16´ 2314 B NOTAM FILE HDE RWY 18–36: H4701X75 (ASPH–CONC) S–30 MIRL RWY 18: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·Tn center pivot irrigator rotates through apch during irrigation season.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·RWY 11–29: 2429X300 (TURF)
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 3 LGT MIRL Rwy 18–36 preset on low ints, to increase ints and ACTIVATE REIL and PAPI Rwy 18 and Rwy 36—CTAF.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1400–2300Z‡.
  • ·Waterfowl invof arpt. 100LL 24 hr self svc fuel avbl via credit card system.
  • ·Call for Jet A service, for svc and attendant after hrs call 308–995–7895, if no answer, call 308–991–5803.
  • ·Extensive crop spraying ops invof arpt Apr thru Aug.
  • ·Rwy 11–29 not plowed winter months.
  • ·Rwy 18 designated calm wind rwy.
  • ·Rwy 11–29 marked; boundary cones on rwy ends.
  • ·Rwy 18–36 south 3100´ and center 50´ asph.
  • ·Aviators breathing oxygen 2000 psi—bottles can be topped off.
  • ·Rwy 18 cntr pivots rotn thru apch can create slope as low 15:1 durg irrigation season.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (308) 991-3641
  • ·AWOS–3 121.325 (308) 995–6433.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®DENVER CENTER APP/DEP CON 132.7 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Denver ARTCC at 303-651-4257.
  • ·KEARNEY (L) VORW 111.2 EAR N40º43.54´ W99º00.31´ 218º 22.3 NM to fld. 2127/5E.
  • ·HASTINGS (L) DME 108.8 HSI Chan 25 N40º36.27´ W98º25.78´ 258º 42.5 NM to fld. 1957.
  • ·Fuel: 100LL: 24 hr credit card avbl.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (308) 458-2411
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Denver ARTCC at 303-651-4257.
  • ·ALLIANCE (VL) (DH) VORW/DME 111.8 AIA Chan 55 N42º03.34´ W102º48.27´ 082º 46.3 NM to fld. 3925/11E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 001º–058º byd 40 NM 059º–069º byd 40 NM blo 5,600´ 070º–360º byd 40 NM OMAHA L–10H IAP CHEYENNE L–12G NC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · HDE

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

1

20.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 16,000 ops in 2017

2024 total

16,000

10-yr total

149,200

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=3

  • Ground collision 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2013-07-19 Piper PA-28R-201T · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1984-04-18 Piper PA28-180 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1982-08-20 Eagle DW-1 · Fuel exhaustion · day →

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
Jared Jay Bixenman Colby KS 101 nm
Daniel Lee Kelley Lincoln NE 123 nm
Jeffery Joseph Counter Lincoln NE 123 nm
Jeremy Charles Strack Lincoln NE 123 nm
Michael Thomas Frickel Atkinson NE 126 nm
Anthony B Condon Salina KS 127 nm
Brandy Suzonne Shaw Salina KS 127 nm
William Robert Mcdonald Salina KS 127 nm
Elliot Neal Brandt Ainsworth NE 128 nm
Timothy John Saddler Omaha NE 157 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
Donald Wesley Streeter Jr Holdrege NE 2 nm
Robert Banks Shepard Minden NE 17 nm
George Albert Land Ii Kearney NE 19 nm
Alfred Temple Spain Kearney NE 19 nm
Saadat Hosseini Kearney NE 19 nm
Toby James Osborn Kearney NE 19 nm
Matthew Robert Mcmanus Kearney NE 19 nm
Shannon Paul Poggendorf Kearney NE 19 nm
Daniel Brady Smith Kearney NE 19 nm
Dennis Patrick Mcgowan Kearney NE 19 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
Arlen Andrew Olson Holdrege NE 2 nm
Lanny Lee Lambrecht Holdrege NE 2 nm
Jonathan Ford Melton Holdrege NE 2 nm
Dyrand James Wagner Holdrege NE 2 nm
Randy Layne Lienemann Loomis NE 8 nm
Bryce Tyron Hughes Loomis NE 8 nm
Andrew Michael Beckman Loomis NE 8 nm
Michael Sean May Axtell NE 10 nm
Robert Banks Shepard Minden NE 17 nm
Richard Arthur Bruening Minden NE 17 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
 172 nm
RealClean Aicraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 213 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 221 nm
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
 221 nm
Butler Avionics, Inc
New Century, KS
 227 nm
West Maintenance
New Century, KS
 227 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 229 nm
Eno Aviation
Garnett, KS
 231 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
 239 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Greeley, CO
 242 nm

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