FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BIE |
| Lat/Long: | 40-18-04.6000N / 096-45-14.8000W 40-18.076667N / 096-45.246667W 40.3012778 / -96.7541111 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1324 ft. / 403.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04E (2010) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of BEATRICE, NE |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 68310 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1941 |
| Sectional chart: | OMAHA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | COLUMBUS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BIE (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-1900 WINTER HOURS 0700-1800 FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 402-223-5105 OR 402-520-0856 |
| Pattern altitude: | 2324 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MALSR RY 36 & ODALS RY 14 - CTAF. REIL RY 32 ON REQ. ODALS RY 14 DALGT HRS ON REQ; AFTER DUSK-CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 125.325 (402-228-3229) |
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY COLUMBUS RADIO ON FREQ 122.5 (BEATRICE RCO).
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 126.4/317.7 (MARYSVILLE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| BIE at field | | BEATRICE VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 07E |
| PWEr279/25.8 | | PAWNEE CITY VORTAC | | 112.40 | | 05E |
| LNKr172/37.4 | | LINCOLN VORTAC | | 116.10 | | 09E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| SHAW | | 358/2.2 | | 263 | | 06E | | HWB | .... .-- -... |
| BIG BLUE | | 138/4.6 | | 248 | | 06E | | BJU | -... .--- ..- |
| FAIRBURY | | 062/20.3 | | 293 | | 06E | | FBY | ..-. -... -.-- |
| MARYSVILLE | | 344/27.5 | | 341 | | 04E | | MYZ | -- -.-- --.. |
| MORRISON | | 016/35.0 | | 212 | | 06E | | DBX | -.. -... -..- |
| SEWARD | | 148/37.3 | | 269 | | 06E | | SWT | ... .-- - |
| HEBRON | | 071/39.2 | | 323 | | 06E | | HJH | .... .--- .... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 24 HR SELF SVC FUEL AVBL VIA CREDIT CARD SYSTEM AND FOR JET A FUEL SVC AFT HRS CALL 402-223-5105 OR 402-520-0856. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 5602 x 100 ft. / 1707 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 43.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 40-18.589478N | | 40-17.666927N |
| Longitude: | 096-45.218492W | | 096-45.210632W |
| Elevation: | 1323.6 ft. | | 1304.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 176 magnetic, 180 true | | 356 magnetic, 360 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 4401 x 100 ft. / 1341 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 43.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 40-18.302875N | | 40-17.722502N |
| Longitude: | 096-45.571678W | | 096-45.004598W |
| Elevation: | 1319.2 ft. | | 1311.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 139 magnetic, 143 true | | 319 magnetic, 323 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Approach lights: | ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BEATRICE ARPT AUTH BOX 277 BEATRICE, NE 68310-0277 Phone 402-223-5349 DON FITZWATER, CHAIRMAN. |
| Manager: | DIANA L. SMITH P.O. BOX 277 BEATRICE, NE 68310-0277 Phone 402-223-5349 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 27 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 26 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 28/day * | | 47% | transient general aviation | | 39% | local general aviation | | 12% | air taxi | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 28 September 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 18 IS DESIGNATED AS THE CALM WIND RY. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (309KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (291KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (283KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (297KB) |
| VOR RWY 14 | |
download (291KB) |
| VOR RWY 18 | |
download (263KB) |
| VOR RWY 36 | |
download (320KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (21KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (77KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFBY - Fairbury Municipal Airport (20 nm W)
KCEK - Crete Municipal Airport (21 nm N)
KMYZ - Marysville Municipal Airport (27 nm S)
KLNK - Lincoln Airport (33 nm N)
K38 - Washington County Memorial Airport (36 nm S)
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| Airport distance calculator |
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:57 | | 12:57 |
| Sunrise | | 07:25 | | 13:25 |
| Sunset | | 17:58 | | 23:58 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:26 | | 00:26 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 05:25:16 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 12-Feb-2012 23:25:16 |
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| METAR |
| KBIE | 130455Z AUTO 18010KT 10SM BKN033 OVC041 M01/M10 A3003 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KLNK 32nm N | 121854Z 1219/1318 19010KT P6SM SCT040 FM130300 17010KT P6SM SCT015 OVC040 FM130900 17008KT 2SM -SN BR SCT003 OVC008 TEMPO 1310/1314 3/4SM -SN BR OVC003
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| NOTAMs |
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