FAA facility Airport

KEARNEY RGNL

KEARNEY, NEBRASKA FAA EAR ICAO KEAR Open to the public

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Runways

2 records · drawn to relative scale

13/31 4,498 × 75 ft · Concrete (excellent) · Medium-intensity edge lights

13 31

Runway-end details

Runway 13/31 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
13	141°	—	PAPI · 2-light · left side	—	—	TORA 4,498 · TODA 4,498 · ASDA 4,498 · LDA 4,498
31	321°	—	PAPI · 2-light · left side	—	—	TORA 4,498 · TODA 4,498 · ASDA 4,498 · LDA 4,498

18/36 7,094 × 100 ft · Concrete (excellent) · High-intensity edge lights

18 36

Runway-end details

Runway 18/36 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
18	187°	—	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	—	TORA 7,094 · TODA 7,094 · ASDA 7,094 · LDA 7,094
36	7°	ILS/DME	PAPI · 4-light · left side	MALSR Medium-intensity ALS with runway alignment lights	—	TORA 7,094 · TODA 7,094 · ASDA 7,094 · LDA 7,094

Communications

7 published frequencies

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
EAR VOR	111.2	—
HASTINGS RCAG	119.4	—
KEARNEY RCO	122.6	—
CTAF	123.0	—
UNICOM	123.0	—
EAR AWOS-3PT	123.875	—
HASTINGS RCAG	278.8	—

Instrument landing systems

NASR ILS_BASE records

Instrument landing system records
Runway end	System	Category	Frequency	Status
36	ILS/DME	I	110.9	Operational ifr (1979-11-29)

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

KEARNEY RGNL Observed 2024-06-13 through 2026-07-09 KEAR

Dates describe available FAA snapshots, not exact opening, closure or construction dates.

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

No public material changes are recorded yet.

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: EAR / KEAR
Type: Airport A
Status: Open
Ownership: Publicly owned
Use: Open to the public
Activated: 1943-03
Part 139: Class I · ARFF index A I A
Fuel: 100LL JET A
Repair: Airframe: Major
Powerplant: Major
Tower: No control tower

Location

City: KEARNEY, NE
County: Buffalo
FAA region: Central region
Coordinates: 40.72704, -99.00677
Elevation: 2,131.8 ft (3RD PARTY SURVEY)

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Weather stations

EAR Commissioned 1990-11-06 AWOS-3PT

Wildlife strikes

8Reported strikes

1With damage

0Injuries

Latest matched event: 2025-04-25. Safety-event data, separate from NASR infrastructure facts.

FAA NASR cycle effective 2026-08-06. Operational information changes every cycle — consult current FAA publications, the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before flight.