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NE51 Dennys Playground Airport
Royal, Nebraska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: NE51
Lat/Long: 42-18-17.4850N 098-07-29.6300W
42-18.291417N 098-07.493833W
42.3048569,-98.1248972
(estimated)
Elevation: 1904 ft. / 580 m (estimated)
From city: 2 miles S of ROYAL, NE
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 68773

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 05/2017
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: COLUMBUS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 
Wind indicator: no
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at 4V9 (12 nm S): 119.275 (402-887-5233)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ONLr102/26.8O'NEILL VORTAC113.9010E
OFKr294/36.1NORFOLK VOR/DME114.3508E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 600 x 80 ft. / 183 x 24 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 42-18.340833N42-18.242000N
Longitude: 098-07.494500W098-07.493167W
Elevation: 1901.0 ft.1901.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: DENNIS HUGHES
86090 519 AVE
ORCHARD, NE 68764
Phone 402-893-3006
Manager: DENNIS HUGHES
86090 519 AVE
ORCHARD, NE 68764
Phone 402-893-3006

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at NE51.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

4V9 - Antelope County Airport (12 nm S)
6K3 - Creighton Municipal Airport (15 nm NE)
KONL - The O'Neill Municipal Airport-John L Baker Field (27 nm W)
KBVN - Albion Municipal Airport (35 nm S)
KOFK - Norfolk Regional Airport/Karl Stefan Memorial Field (36 nm SE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 15-Jan-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:2913:29
Sunrise08:0014:00
Sunset17:2423:24
Evening civil twilight17:5523:55

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  15-Jan-2026 15:09:27
Local (UTC-6)  15-Jan-2026 09:09:27
 
METAR
KONL 
26nm W 		151455Z AUTO 22008KT 10SM CLR M01/M03 A2976 RMK AO2 T10061032
KBVN 
35nm S 		151455Z AUTO 19009KT 10SM CLR M02/M06 A2982 RMK AO2 T10251056
KOFK 
36nm SE 		151456Z AUTO 18009KT 10SM CLR M03/M08 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP126 T10331078 58045 $
KAGZ 
46nm N 		SuperAWOS
151455Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM CLR M01/M01 A2973 RMK AO2
KYKN 
50nm NE 		151456Z AUTO 13006KT 10SM CLR M03/M07 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP121 T10281067 56055 FZRANO
TAF
KOFK 
36nm SE 		151123Z 1512/1612 19011KT P6SM OVC090 FM151600 22013G20KT P6SM SCT025 OVC180 FM151700 25013G21KT P6SM FEW020 OVC160 FM151800 30017G33KT P6SM FEW025 OVC160 FM152300 31013G20KT P6SM FEW150 FM160200 31019G30KT P6SM OVC040
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