FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
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: | 07E (1980) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of BEATRICE, NE |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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: | MON-FRI 0700-1930, ALL SAT-SUN 0700-1900 FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 402-223-5349 OR 223-5105. |
| Pattern altitude: | 2324 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MALSR RY 35 - CTAF. REIL RY 13 ON REQUEST. ODALS RY 13 DAYLGT HRS ON REQUEST; AFTER DUSK - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 110.6 (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 | | 342/27.5 | | 341 | | 06E | | 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 FUEL SVC AFT HRS CALL 402-223-5349 OR 402-223-5105. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| 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 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 40-18.589450N | | 40-17.666950N |
| Longitude: | 096-45.218483W | | 096-45.210600W |
| Elevation: | 1323.6 ft. | | 1304.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 173 magnetic, 180 true | | 353 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 13/31
| 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 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 40-18.302867N | | 40-17.722517N |
| Longitude: | 096-45.571617W | | 096-45.004567W |
| Elevation: | 1318.9 ft. | | 1311.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 136 magnetic, 143 true | | 316 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: | | 23 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 19 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Jet 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 05 February 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 17 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 31 July 2008 at 0901Z and 28 August 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (187KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (195KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (184KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (261KB) |
| VOR RWY 13 | |
download (289KB) |
| VOR RWY 17 | |
download (218KB) |
| VOR RWY 35 | |
download (306KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (37KB) |
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 (37 nm S)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 28-Aug-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:24 | | 11:24 |
| Sunrise | | 06:53 | | 11:53 |
| Sunset | | 20:03 | | 01:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:31 | | 01:31 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 28-Aug-2008 18:03:42 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 28-Aug-2008 13:03:42 |
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| METAR |
| KBIE | 281750Z AUTO 03013G22KT 10SM CLR 30/18 A2983 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KLNK 32nm N | 281720Z 281818 02014KT P6SM SCT030 SCT070 TEMPO 1821 BKN080 FM2100 02013KT P6SM SCT080 FM0000 02010KT P6SM SKC FM0500 VRB04KT P6SM FEW250 TEMPO 1013 5SM BR FM1600 14006KT P6SM FEW100
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| NOTAMs |
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