Beatrice Municipal Airport (BIE)

BIE
Beatrice Municipal Airport (BIE)
Beatrice, NE
Latest photo of Beatrice Municipal Airport (BIE)
KBIE, BAD ANGLE OF THE OLD ORIGINAL HANGER, photo by Gary Schenaman
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Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier BIE
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 96°45'14.8000" W / 40°18'4.6000" N
-96.754111 / 40.301278 (Estimated)
Elevation 1323.60 ft / 403.43 m (Surveyed)
Land 643 acres
From nearest city 3 nautical miles N of Beatrice, NE
Location Gage County, NE
Magnetic Variation 04E (2010)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner CITY OF BEATRICE
Address BOX 277
BEATRICE, NE 68310-0277
Phone number 402-223-5349
Manager DENNIS SCHMITT
Address P.O. BOX 277
BEATRICE, NE 68310-0277
Phone number 402-223-5349
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle Yes
Control Tower NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule SEE RMK
Beacon Color White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart OMAHA
Region ACE - Central
Responsible ARTCC ZMP - MINNEAPOLIS
Tie-in FSS OLU - COLUMBUS
FSS on Airport No
FSS Toll Free 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility BIE (NOTAM-d service available)
Airport Communications
CTAF 122.8 MHz
UNICOM 122.8 MHz
AWOS-3 BIE (402-228-3229)
Airport Services
Fuel types 100LL,A
Airframe repair MINOR
Power plant repair MINOR
Bottled oxygen NONE
Bulk oxygen NONE
Transient storage Hangar, Tiedown
Other services AFRT,AGRI,INSTR,RNTL
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
Dimensions 4401 x 75 ft (1341 x 23 m)
Surface CONC (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights Medium
14 32
Alignment 143° 323°
Physical elevation 1319.20 ft 1311.80 ft
Coordinates 40.305048 / -96.759528 40.295375 / -96.750077
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Non-precision instrument , Good Condition Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
Runway end lights Yes Yes
Runway 18/36
Dimensions 5602 x 100 ft (1707 x 30 m)
Surface CONC (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights Medium
18 36
Alignment 180° 360°
Physical elevation 1323.60 ft 1304.60 ft
Coordinates 40.309825 / -96.753642 40.294449 / -96.753511
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Non-precision instrument , Good Condition Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
VGSI 2-light PAPI on left
Approach light MALSR
Remarks
  • RWY 18 IS DESIGNATED AS THE CALM WIND RWY.
  • 400' STOPWAY AT RWY 36 DER.
  • FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.