Nebraska City Municipal Airport
Encyclopedia
Nebraska City Municipal Airport is a public airport
located four miles (6 km) south of the central business district
of Nebraska City
, in Otoe County
, Nebraska
, United States
. It is owned by the Nebraska City Airport Authority.
The airport was constructed as a replacement for Grundman Field and opened in 1994. Located inside the city limits Grundman Field could not lengthen the runway to accommodate business jets. In 1974 when then Mayor A. O. Gigstard created the airport authority to build Nebraska City Municipal the voters had him recalled and removed from office. He returned as mayor in 1980 as a write-in candidate. Later the new airport was approved by the voters as a bond measure.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
for the FAA
and IATA
, Nebraska City Municipal is assigned AFK by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
s: 15/33 with a concrete
pavement measuring 4,500 x 75 ft (1,372 x 23 m) and 5/23 with a turf
surface measuring 2,550 x 150 ft (777 x 46 m). For the 12-month period ending July 7, 2005, the airport had 5,300 aircraft operations, an average of 14 per day: 93% general aviation
and 7% military.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located four miles (6 km) south of the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Nebraska City
Nebraska City, Nebraska
Nebraska City is a city in Otoe County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 7,228 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Otoe County...
, in Otoe County
Otoe County, Nebraska
-History:Otoe County was formed in 1854. It was named after the Otoe Indian tribe.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 15,396 people, 6,060 households, and 4,229 families residing in the county. The population density was 25 people per square mile . There were 6,567 housing units...
, Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is owned by the Nebraska City Airport Authority.
The airport was constructed as a replacement for Grundman Field and opened in 1994. Located inside the city limits Grundman Field could not lengthen the runway to accommodate business jets. In 1974 when then Mayor A. O. Gigstard created the airport authority to build Nebraska City Municipal the voters had him recalled and removed from office. He returned as mayor in 1980 as a write-in candidate. Later the new airport was approved by the voters as a bond measure.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
Location identifier
A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, or weather station, and is used for manned air traffic control facilities in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services.-ICAO...
for the FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
and IATA
International Air Transport Association
The International Air Transport Association is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the International Civil Aviation Organization is also headquartered. The executive offices are at the Geneva Airport in SwitzerlandIATA's mission is to...
, Nebraska City Municipal is assigned AFK by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
Facilities and aircraft
Nebraska City Municipal Airport covers an area of 215 acres (87 ha) which contains two runwayRunway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
s: 15/33 with a concrete
Concrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
pavement measuring 4,500 x 75 ft (1,372 x 23 m) and 5/23 with a turf
Grass
Grasses, or more technically graminoids, are monocotyledonous, usually herbaceous plants with narrow leaves growing from the base. They include the "true grasses", of the Poaceae family, as well as the sedges and the rushes . The true grasses include cereals, bamboo and the grasses of lawns ...
surface measuring 2,550 x 150 ft (777 x 46 m). For the 12-month period ending July 7, 2005, the airport had 5,300 aircraft operations, an average of 14 per day: 93% general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
and 7% military.
External links
- Grundman Field at Abandoned Airfields