AirportsKearney Regional Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Kearney, in Nebraska, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is EAR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- EAR
- ICAO code
- KEAR
- City
- Kearney
- State or region
- Nebraska
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 40.7270° N, 99.0068° W
- Elevation
- 650 m (2,131 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,162 m (7,094 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, EAR means Kearney Regional Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KEAR. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 40.7270° N, 99.0068° W. It stands 650 metres (2,131 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Lincoln, about 197 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Kearney Regional Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,162 metres (7,094 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 334.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,162 m 7,094 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 13/31 | 1,371 m 4,498 ft | 23 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Central Nebraska Regional AirportGrand Island | GRI | 64 km |
| McCook Ben Nelson Regional AirportMcCook | MCK | 146 km |
| North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird FieldNorth Platte | LBF | 148 km |
| Lincoln AirportLincoln | LNK | 189 km |
| Hays Regional AirportHays | HYS | 211 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,301 km | 15 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,311 km | 16 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,216 km | 15 h 15 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,103 km | 9 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,120 km | 3 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,869 km | 2 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,789 km | 18 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,626 km | 12 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,930 km | 17 h 15 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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