FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MAY 2022
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 |
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 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT MALSR RWY 36; REIL RWY 14 & 32 - CTAF. MIRL RWY 14/32 & RWY 18/36 OPR SS-SR. PAPI RWY 36 OPR CONSLY. |
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 | | 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 |
FAIRBURY | | 062/20.3 | | 293 | | 06E | | FBY | ..-. -... -.-- |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL: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: | concrete, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 35.0 | Double wheel: | 45.5 |
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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. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 176 magnetic, 180 true | | 356 magnetic, 360 true |
Declared distances: | TORA:5602 TODA:5602 ASDA:5602 LDA:5602 | | TORA:5602 TODA:5602 ASDA:6002 LDA:5602 |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good 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 75 ft. / 1341 x 23 m |
Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 35.0 | Double wheel: | 45.5 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
Latitude: | 40-18.302875N | | 40-17.722502N |
Longitude: | 096-45.571678W | | 096-45.004597W |
Elevation: | 1319.2 ft. | | 1311.8 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 139 magnetic, 143 true | | 319 magnetic, 323 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 24 ft. tree, 766 ft. from runway, 392 ft. right of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear | | 24 ft. pole, 1205 ft. from runway, 210 ft. right of centerline, 41:1 slope to clear |
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 JOE HAWKINS, 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: | | 29 | Single engine airplanes: | | 29 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 30/day * | 54% | local general aviation | 38% | transient general aviation | 6% | air taxi | 2% | military | * for 12-month period ending 28 July 2020 | |
Additional 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. |
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 from 19 May 2022 at 0901Z to 16 June 2022 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (208KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (228KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (220KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (229KB) |
VOR RWY 18 | |
download (202KB) |
VOR RWY 36 | |
download (194KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (139KB) |
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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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 28-May-2022
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Morning civil twilight | | 05:30 | | 10:30 |
Sunrise | | 06:02 | | 11:02 |
Sunset | | 20:46 | | 01:46 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:18 | | 02:18 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 28-May-2022 16:20:19 |
Local (UTC-5) | 28-May-2022 11:20:19 |
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METAR |
KBIE | 281555Z AUTO 21016KT 10SM CLR 27/16 A2970 RMK AO2 T02730164
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TAF |
KLNK 32nm N | 281120Z 2812/2912 18012KT P6SM SCT120 BKN250 WS020/21040KT FM281500 18014G24KT P6SM SCT040 SCT250 FM290100 16013KT P6SM SCT250 FM290400 16015KT P6SM SCT015 BKN250 WS020/18040KT
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NOTAMs |
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