KAFK · Nebraska City Municipal Airport

NEBRASKA CITY, NEBRASKA · SMALL AIRPORT

1,165

Elevation ft

Runways

4,501

Longest ft · 15/33

40.61N

95.87W

Nebraska City Municipal Airport serves Nebraska City, Nebraska at 1,165 ft elevation with its longest runway, 15/33, at 4,501 by 76 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
15/33	4,501 × 76 ft	concrete	lit
05/23	2,550 × 151 ft	turf	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,165 ft is about 13°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 13°C)	1,165 ft	2,665 ft	2,233 ft	3,349 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,365 ft	2,899 ft	2,360 ft	3,539 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,565 ft	3,133 ft	2,486 ft	3,729 ft
35°C afternoon	3,845 ft	3,188 ft	2,516 ft	3,773 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (15/33, 4,501 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,773 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KAFK is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KPMV Plattsmouth Municipal Airport	21 nm N	5,500 ft
KSDA Shenandoah Municipal Airport	22 nm NE	5,000 ft
KRDK Red Oak Municipal Airport	37 nm NE	5,100 ft
KICL Schenck Field	39 nm E	5,002 ft
KCBF Council Bluffs Municipal Airport	39 nm N	5,500 ft
KOMA Eppley Airfield	42 nm N	9,502 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KAFK

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KAFK, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KAFK or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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