FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
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: | 1323.6 ft. / 403.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04E (2010) |
| 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: | 0700-1900 WINTER HOURS 0700-1800 FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 402-223-5105 OR 402-520-0856 |
| Pattern altitude: | 2323.6 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | 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) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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: | | 28 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 27 | | 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 16 May 2013 | |
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (251KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (238KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (232KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (240KB) |
| VOR RWY 14 | |
download (230KB) |
| VOR RWY 18 | |
download (215KB) |
| VOR RWY 36 | |
download (259KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (21KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (147KB) |
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)
0G3 - Tecumseh Municipal Airport (27 nm E)
KLNK - Lincoln Airport (33 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Butch Lottma
Photo taken 14-Jul-2012
looking northwest.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:12 | | 12:12 |
| Sunrise | | 07:40 | | 12:40 |
| Sunset | | 18:45 | | 23:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:13 | | 00:13 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 18:35:02 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 13:35:02 |
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| METAR |
| KBIE | 161655Z AUTO 33009KT 10SM CLR 11/02 A3009 RMK AO2 T01070019
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| TAF |
KLNK 32nm N | 161121Z 1612/1712 29010KT P6SM BKN080 FM161600 31010KT P6SM SCT250 FM170000 25004KT P6SM SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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