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NE51 Dennys Playground Airport
Royal, Nebraska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 JUNE 2026

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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 20-Jun-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2210:22
Sunrise05:5710:57
Sunset21:1102:11
Evening civil twilight21:4602:46

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  20-Jun-2026 20:14:32
Local (UTC-5)  20-Jun-2026 15:14:32
 
METAR
KONL 
26nm W 		201955Z AUTO 14008G16KT 10SM -TSRA SCT033 BKN080 OVC100 16/14 A2997 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S AND SW P0003 T01600140
KBVN 
35nm S 		201955Z AUTO 06003KT 7SM VCTSRA SCT016 BKN050 OVC120 19/16 A3005 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW P0001 T01860156
KOFK 
36nm SE 		201956Z AUTO 18007KT 10SM FEW120 22/11 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP157 T02220111 $
KAGZ 
46nm N 		SuperAWOS
201955Z AUTO 18016G19KT 10SM FEW110 28/12 A2994 RMK AO2
KYKN 
50nm NE 		201956Z AUTO 07004KT 10SM CLR 25/10 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP158 T02500100
TAF
KOFK 
36nm SE 		201737Z 2018/2118 12005KT P6SM BKN120 FM201930 16009KT 6SM -SHRA BKN050 FM202300 14010G17KT 5SM -SHRA BKN015 TEMPO 2023/2102 3SM -TSRA OVC015CB FM210200 11011G18KT 4SM -TSRA OVC010CB FM210800 11013G18KT P6SM -SHRA OVC008
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