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KMCK · McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 6 NTSB events

ID KMCK FAA MCK Elev 2,583 ft Lat 40° 12.47' N Lon 100° 35.57' 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

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,450 ft. Max gradient: 0.63%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
12 131.5° 6,450 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes 0.63%
30 311.5° 6,450 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes 0.63%
04 046° 4,000 ft 75 ft CONC-G No 0.18%
22 226° 4,000 ft 75 ft CONC-G No 0.18%
17 181.5° 1,330 ft 160 ft GRS No 0.25%
35 1.5° 1,330 ft 160 ft GRS No 0.25%

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

  • ASOS ASOS 119.025
  • CNTR DENVER CNTR 118.475
  • RDO COLUMBUS RDO 122.600
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 18 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12–30: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04–22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12–30: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04–22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 12; PAPI Rwy 12 and VASI Rwy 30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (4)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12–30: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 12–30: H6450X100 (CONC) S–30, D–38 PCR 90 R/B/W/T MIRL 0…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04–22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 04–22: H4000X75 (CONC) S–30, D–38 PCR 90 R/B/W/T MIRL RW…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 22: VASI(V2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 26´. RWY 17–35: 1330X160 (TURF…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 12; PAPI Rwy 12 and VASI Rwy 30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 12; PAPI Rwy 12 and VASI Rwy 30—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (18 sentences)
  • ·306 NEBRASKA LOUP CITY MUNI (0F4) 1 NW UTC–6(–5DT) N41º17.18´ W98º59.40´ 2073 B NOTAM FILE OLU RWY 16–34: H3900X60 (CONC) S–12.5 MIRL RWY 16: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·RWY 34: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·RWY 04–22: 2021X100 (TURF) RWY 04: Trees.
  • ·FUEL 100LL LGT MIRL Rwy 16–34 low intst SS–SR; to increase—CTAF; PAPI Rwy 16 and Rwy 34—CTAF.
  • ·For svc call 308–745–1244. 100LL fuel avbl H24 via credit card.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 308-390-1500
  • ·CTAF 122.9 ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 126.05 278.8 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·WOLBACH (DH) DME 112.0 OBH Chan 57 N41º22.54´ W98º21.22´ 260º 29.3 NM to fld. 2010.
  • ·RWY 04: TORA–4000 TODA–4000 ASDA–4000 LDA–4000 RWY 12: TORA–6448 TODA–6448 ASDA–5698 LDA–5698 RWY 22: TORA–4000 TODA–4000 ASDA–4000 LDA–4000 RWY 30: TORA–6448 TODA–6448 ASDA–6448 LDA–5698
  • ·Rwy 12 VASI unusable byd 5º right of centerline and 8º left of centerline.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 308-345-2022
  • ·ASOS 119.025 (308) 345–1193.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 RCO 122.6 (COLUMBUS RADIO) ®DENVER CENTER APP/DEP CON 132.7 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Denver ARTCC on freq.
  • ·If una, ctc FSS on freq via RCO.
  • ·If una, ctc Denver ARTCC at 303-651-4257.
  • ·(VH) (DH) VORW/DME 115.3 MCK Chan 100 N40º12.23´ W100º35.65´ at fld. 2569/8E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 248º–263º byd 40 NM blo 7,000´ 280º–295º byd 40 NM ILS/DME 110.95 I–MCK Chan 46(Y) Rwy 12.
  • ·MILLARD (See OMAHA on page 312) MILLER FLD (See VALENTINE on page 320) OMAHA L–10H, 12H IAP OMAHA H–5B, L–10H IAP, AD NC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · MCK

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

6 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

8

since 1982

Fatal

2

25.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 22,700 ops in 1990

2024 total

16,700

10-yr total

167,800

2024 mix

AC/AT 9% · GA 90% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

11.9

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

2.98

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=6

  • Other 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2017-01-28 VAUGHAN GERALD R SIDE WINDER TD · Loss of control · day →
2010-07-22 Aero Commander S2R · Other · VMC · day →
2006-09-28 Daub Pawnee Chief · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1994-01-26 Cessna 421C · Stall / spin · IMC · day →
1992-11-23 Aero Commander 500-B · Weather · IMC · night →
1991-04-23 Piper,Cessna PA-28-151,150 · Other · VMC · 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 54 nm
Elliot Neal Brandt Ainsworth NE 144 nm
Christina Genova Dodge City KS 149 nm
Michael Thomas Frickel Atkinson NE 157 nm
Anthony B Condon Salina KS 161 nm
Brandy Suzonne Shaw Salina KS 161 nm
William Robert Mcdonald Salina KS 161 nm
Shane Scott De Weese Hutchinson KS 179 nm
Daniel Lee Kelley Lincoln NE 182 nm
Jeffery Joseph Counter Lincoln NE 182 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
David William Fulkerson Mccook NE 1 nm
Madisyn Lee Garcia Mccook NE 1 nm
William Willard Fritsch Culbertson NE 11 nm
David John Haddon Culbertson NE 11 nm
Michael Eldon Sides Bartley NE 13 nm
Joseph Michael Sides Cambridge NE 20 nm
Toby Scott Cox Hayes Center NE 27 nm
Melvin Brice Riley Norton KS 39 nm
Stanley Arden Jones Benkelman NE 45 nm
Lukas Mark Johnson Cozad NE 48 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
Edward Robert Parra Mccook NE 1 nm
Griffith Harold Malleck Mccook NE 1 nm
David John Pfeffer Mccook NE 1 nm
James Lynn Trail Mccook NE 1 nm
Christopher James Wilhelm Mccook NE 1 nm
William Eddie Casida Mccook NE 1 nm
Daniel Jacob Vogt Mccook NE 1 nm
Chance Duane Evans Mccook NE 1 nm
Gregory Gene Hock Culbertson NE 11 nm
Rocky Mark Hock Culbertson NE 11 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Mile High Aircraft Services
Watkins, CO
 184 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Greeley, CO
 185 nm
Arapahoe Aero - Avionics and Maintenance
Englewood, CO
 199 nm
Centennial Aero-Tech
Englewood, CO
 200 nm
Avionics Specialists, LLC.
Loveland, CO
 202 nm
Rocky Mountain Propellers, Inc.
Erie, CO
 205 nm
Rampart Aviation
Colorado Springs, CO
 208 nm
Freedom Air Avionics
Broomfield, CO
 209 nm
Aero Prop USA
Broomfield, CO
 209 nm
Roger Wilco Aviation Services
Yankton, SD
 217 nm

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