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KTIF · Thomas County Airport

ICAO · US · 2 NTSB events

ID KTIF FAA TIF Elev 2,925 ft Lat 41° 57.76' N Lon 100° 34.22' 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

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,402 ft. Max gradient: 0.33%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
11 118.2° 4,402 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.33%
29 298.2° 4,402 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.33%

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 · 2 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 120.825
  • CTAF CTAF 122.900

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 28 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 11 & 29; PAPI Rwy 11 & 29; MIRL Rwy 11–29. 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 11 & 29; PAPI Rwy 11 & 29; MIRL Rwy 11–29. 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 11 & 29; PAPI Rwy 11 & 29; MIRL Rwy 11–29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 11 & 29; PAPI Rwy 11 & 29; MIRL Rwy 11–29—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (28 sentences)
  • ·320 NEBRASKA THEDFORD THOMAS CO (TIF)(KTIF) 1 S UTC–6(–5DT) N41º57.76´ W100º34.22´ 2925 B NOTAM FILE TIF RWY 11–29: H4402X60 (CONC) MIRL 0.3% up W RWY 11: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·Fuel: 100LL: Fuel avbl H24 via credit card.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 308-645-9016
  • ·AWOS–3 120.825 (308) 645–0488.
  • ·CTAF 122.9 ®DENVER CENTER APP/DEP CON 127.95 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Denver ARTCC at 303-651-4257.
  • ·THEDFORD (L) (L) VORW/DME 108.6 TDD Chan 23 N41º58.90´ W100º43.14´ 091º 6.8 NM to fld. 3180/9E.
  • ·THOMAS CO (See THEDFORD on page 320) TOADSTOOL N42º33.53´ W103º18.73´ NOTAM FILE CDR.
  • ·(VL) (DH) VOR/DME 113.4 TST Chan 81 017º 19.3 NM to Chadron Muni. 4630/13E.
  • ·RCO 122.1R 113.4T (COLUMBUS RADIO) TOMMI N42º27.61´ W96º27.73´ NOTAM FILE SUX.
  • ·NDB (MHW/LOM) 305 OI 1104/3E.
  • ·NDB unmonitored when SUX ATCT clsd.
  • ·NDB unusable: 140º–155º byd 10 NM VALENTINE MILLER FLD (VTN)(KVTN) 1 S UTC–6(–5DT) N42º51.40´ W100º32.94´ 2595 B NOTAM FILE VTN RWY 14–32: H4705X75 (CONC) S–30, D–42.5 MIRL RWY 14: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 37´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 43´.
  • ·RWY 03–21: H3701X60 (CONC) S–12.5 MIRL 0.3% up SW RWY 03: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 39´.
  • ·RWY 21: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 45´.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 03–21 and Rwy 14–32, PAPI Rwy 03, Rwy 21, Rwy 14 and Rwy 32, REIL Rwy 32—CTAF.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1400–2300Z‡, Sat 1500–2200Z‡.
  • ·Fuel avbl 24 hrs with credit card or by prior arrangement, call 402–376–2215.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 402-376-1611
  • ·ASOS 118.075 (402) 988–1984.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 VALENTINE RCO 122.2 (COLUMBUS RADIO) ®DENVER CENTER APP/DEP CON 127.95 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.
  • ·AINSWORTH (VL) (DH) VORW/DME 112.7 ANW Chan 74 N42º34.15´ W99º59.38´ 296º 30.2 NM to fld. 2605/9E.
  • ·DME unusable: 022º–024º byd 40 NM 230º–233º byd 40 NM VALENTINE NDB (MHW) 314 VTN N42º51.70´ W100º32.98´ at fld. 2587/8E.
  • ·OMAHA L–12G IAP CHEYENNE L–12G OMAHA L–12I OMAHA L–12G IAP NC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 6,150 ops in 2005

2024 total

1,727

10-yr total

17,866

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

56.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Runway excursion 1

All time · n=2

  • Loss of control 1
  • Runway excursion 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2023-03-04 PIPER AIRCRAFT INC PA-46-600TP · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2012-02-05 Piper PA-18 · Loss of control · 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
Elliot Neal Brandt Ainsworth NE 47 nm
Michael Thomas Frickel Atkinson NE 79 nm
Jared Jay Bixenman Colby KS 156 nm
Daniel Lee Kelley Lincoln NE 189 nm
Jeffery Joseph Counter Lincoln NE 189 nm
Jeremy Charles Strack Lincoln NE 189 nm
Kay Ann West Sioux Falls SD 194 nm
Tucker Ulmer Sioux Falls SD 194 nm
Morris Alan Riggin Madison SD 195 nm
Rick Vanderweide Renner SD 197 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
Ben William Hart Stapleton NE 29 nm
Johnie Benahr Witthuhn Callaway NE 50 nm
Timothy J Fleck North Platte NE 51 nm
Gregory Dale Hanna North Platte NE 51 nm
Jennifer Ann Robinson North Platte NE 51 nm
Scott Christopher Baker North Platte NE 51 nm
Scott Allen Friehe North Platte NE 51 nm
Gabriel Charles Daniel Morrow Hershey NE 52 nm
Hobie Dean Hayward Hyannis NE 53 nm
Jordan Levi Tucker Broken Bow NE 54 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
Ben William Hart Stapleton NE 29 nm
Roy Walter Bierman Arnold NE 37 nm
Timothy Mathias Liewer Anselmo NE 38 nm
Johnie Benahr Witthuhn Callaway NE 50 nm
Douglas Lynn Abbott North Platte NE 51 nm
Ricki Ray Mccaslin North Platte NE 51 nm
Dean Morris Nelson North Platte NE 51 nm
Dennis Lynn Paxton North Platte NE 51 nm
David Todd Crankshaw North Platte NE 51 nm
Daniel Patrick Capal North Platte NE 51 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
 152 nm
Rapid Avionics, Inc.
Rapid City, SD
 166 nm
RealClean Aicraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 189 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 195 nm
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
 195 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Greeley, CO
 205 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 213 nm
Avionics Specialists, LLC.
Loveland, CO
 220 nm
Mile High Aircraft Services
Watkins, CO
 223 nm
Rocky Mountain Propellers, Inc.
Erie, CO
 235 nm

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