Rock County Airport (KRBE), Nebraska
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Rock County Airport (KRBE) is an unattended public-use field in Bassett, Nebraska, with a single paved runway and a turf crosswind strip. Business aviation activity here is light, and the airport has no onsite customs service.
Runways
Rock County Airport has two paved and unpaved runways. The longest, 13/31, is 4,698 ft long and 75 ft wide, with a concrete surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Rock County Airport has 100LL available on the field. The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Rock County Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Joe Foss Field (KFSD), 138 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Rock County Airport recorded 18 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in November and December. Business aviation traffic at KRBE is concentrated in the latter part of the year, with the highest monthly operations recorded in November and December 2025 per FAA TFMSC data.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month November, 5 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Rock County Airport averages 10.3 days above 90°F in July, 30.4 freeze days in January and 2.8 snow days in February. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 85.1°F, and January the coldest, at 31.8°F.
Weather station is 10.6 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Rock County Airport has published operating constraints in three categories: runway notes, environmental and other notes.
Runway 13/31 medium intensity runway lights and the PAPI on runways 13 and 31 are pilot-activated on CTAF.
Runway 31 has an obstruction clearance slope on centerline of 50:1.
A fence runs parallel to the runway centerline, extending from 250 feet left of the runway to 400 feet past the runway end.
Deer are present on and in the vicinity of the airport.
Fuel is available 24 hours by credit card.
Turnoff lights only, as referenced under E81.
For clearance delivery, contact Denver ARTCC.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Rock County Airport has five airfields within 47 NM. The closest is Ainsworth Regional (KANW), 18.73 NM west.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KRBE
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at KRBE.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
Is fuel available at KRBE Rock County Airport?
KRBE offers self-service 100LL fuel with 24-hour credit card access. The field has no Jet A. The airport is unattended, so fuel is the only service available outside any informal local coordination.
What runways does Rock County Airport (KRBE) have?
Rock County Airport has a paved runway, 13/31, at 4,698 feet by 75 feet with a concrete surface. A second runway, 02/20, is a 2,202-foot turf strip. Runway lights and PAPI on 13/31 are pilot-activated on CTAF.
Where is the nearest customs clearance point for KRBE?
KRBE has no onsite customs service. The nearest customs airport is KFSD, located about 138 nautical miles away, so aircraft requiring clearance must plan a stop there before or after Rock County.