KEAR · Kearney Regional Airport

KEARNEY, NEBRASKA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

2,131

Elevation ft

Runways

7,094

Longest ft · 18/36

40.73N

99.01W

Kearney Regional Airport serves Kearney, Nebraska at 2,131 ft elevation with its longest runway, 18/36, at 7,094 by 100 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
18/36	7,094 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
13/31	4,498 × 75 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 2,131 ft is about 11°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, 11°C)	2,131 ft	2,854 ft	2,335 ft	3,502 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	3,331 ft	3,088 ft	2,461 ft	3,692 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,531 ft	3,322 ft	2,588 ft	3,882 ft
35°C afternoon	5,042 ft	3,421 ft	2,642 ft	3,963 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (18/36, 7,094 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,963 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 KEAR is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KHSI Hastings Municipal Airport	27 nm E	6,451 ft
KGRI Central Nebraska Regional Airport	35 nm NE	7,002 ft
KLXN Jim Kelly Field	35 nm W	5,489 ft
KCZD Cozad Municipal Airport	46 nm W	5,000 ft
KPHG Phillipsburg Municipal Airport	61 nm S	5,101 ft
KJYR York Municipal Airport	64 nm E	5,900 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KEAR

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KEAR, 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 KEAR or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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