FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 0V3 |
| Lat/Long: | 40-30-53.7000N 098-56-44.3000W
40-30.895000N 098-56.738333W
40.5149167,-98.9456389
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2160.4 ft. / 658.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07E (2000) |
| From city: | 1 mile NE of MINDEN, NE |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 68959 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1950 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | COLUMBUS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | OLU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT PAPI RWYS 16 & 34; MIRL RWY 16/34 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3PT at EAR (13 nm N): | 123.875 (308-237-5608) |
| WX AWOS-3 at HDE (18 nm W): | 121.325 (308-995-6433) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQUENCIES 119.4/278.8 (HASTINGS RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| EARr163/(12.9) | | KEARNEY VOR | | 111.20 | | 05E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 3900 x 60 ft. / 1189 x 18 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 52.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 40-31.179032N | | 40-30.554652N |
| Longitude: | 098-56.848502W | | 098-56.651103W |
| Elevation: | 2156.3 ft. | | 2152.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 159 magnetic, 166 true | | 339 magnetic, 346 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 5 ft. fence, 340 ft. from runway, 28:1 slope to clear
UNLIGHTED PIVOT IRRIGATION SYSTEM ROTATES THROUGH APPROACH AREA DURING IRRIGATION SEASON. | | 44 ft. trees, 985 ft. from runway, 256 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear |
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 1275 x 300 ft. / 389 x 91 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 40-30.926083N | | 40-31.034167N |
| Longitude: | 098-56.824100W | | 098-56.588217W |
| Elevation: | 2154.0 ft. | | 2155.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 052 magnetic, 059 true | | 232 magnetic, 239 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | MINDEN AIRPORT AUTHORITY
PO BOX 295
MINDEN, NE 68959-0295
Phone 308-830-0391 |
| Manager: | BRENT STEWART
PO BOX 295
MINDEN, NE 68959-0295
Phone 308-830-0391
FOR SVC CTC BRENT 308-830-0391. |
Additional Remarks
| A52-23 | GAS LINE MARKER POLE. |
| A57-05 | RWY 23 UNLGTD PIVOT IRRIGATION SYS ROTS THROUGH APCH AREA DURING IRRIGATION SEASON. PIVOT IS 16 FT ABV; 205 FT OUT, 0B; 12:1 WHEN IN APCH. |
| - | TWR 1163 FT AGL 3240 FT MSL 9 NM ENE. |
| - | ULTRALIGHT ACTVY ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD 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 February 2026 at 0901Z to 19 March 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 | |
download (198KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (183KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (352KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KEAR - Kearney Regional Airport (13 nm N)
KHDE - Brewster Field Airport (18 nm W)
KHSI - Hastings Municipal Airport (24 nm E)
4D9 - Alma Municipal Airport (30 nm SW)
7V7 - Red Cloud Municipal Airport (32 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Chuck Jacobsen
Photo taken 15-Jun-2011
looking south.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Pioneer Village Field Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 20-Feb-2026
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:56 | | 12:56 |
| Sunrise | | 07:24 | | 13:24 |
| Sunset | | 18:15 | | 00:15 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:43 | | 00:43 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 20-Feb-2026 06:34:14 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 20-Feb-2026 00:34:14 |
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| METAR |
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KEAR
12nm N | 200556Z AUTO 29010KT 9SM -SN CLR M11/M13 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP152 P0000 60000 T11061133 11094 21106 400061106 53013 FZRANO
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KHDE
17nm W | 200615Z AUTO 31009KT 10SM CLR M11/M15 A2986 RMK AO2 T11101147
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KHSI
24nm E | 200553Z AUTO 30012KT 6SM -SN BKN037 OVC048 M10/M13 A2986 RMK AO2 SNB00 SLP143 P0000 60000 T11001128 11089 21100 400111100 53009
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| TAF |
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KEAR
12nm N | 200531Z 2006/2106 31010KT P6SM -SN SCT025 FM200800 32006KT P6SM FEW050 FM210000 04006KT P6SM BKN100
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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