McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport Guide
McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport serves Red Willow County in southwest Nebraska. It sits two miles east of McCook at an elevation of 2,583 feet. The airport is named for Ben Nelson, a McCook native who served as governor of Nebraska and as a U.S. senator. It was formerly known as McCook Municipal Airport and McCook Regional Airport.
Three runways serve the field. Runway 12/30 is concrete and 6,450 feet long. Runway 4/22 is concrete at 4,000 feet, and runway 17/35 is a 1,350-foot turf strip. The FAA counted 16,700 aircraft operations in the year ending March 2019, about 90 percent of them general aviation, and 31 aircraft were based here in 2022.
Passenger service is subsidized under the federal Essential Air Service program and runs to Denver. The ticket counter sits in the main terminal, which offers free Wi-Fi, a family restroom and power outlets at the gate. A FedEx feeder operated by Baron Aviation links the airport to Omaha. The city of McCook owns the field.
Services
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Location
Key facts
- Size
- 3 runways
- Location
- 40.208, -100.593
- Operator
- City of McCook
- Links
- Wikipedia ↗
Terminals
1 terminalMcCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport has 1 passenger terminal — McCook Airport Terminal, handling domestic flights for around 1 airlines. Check which terminal your airline uses before you travel, as check-in, security and boarding points differ between them, and moving from one to another can take time.
- McCook Airport TerminalDomestic
Denver Air Connection
Nearby cities
1 cityMcCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport is closest to McCook (3 km west). With 1 town or city within reach, it is a practical gateway for the wider region. Distances shown are straight-line from the airport, so allow extra time for road transfers, traffic and parking.
- McCook3 km west
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