Broken Bow Municipal / Keith Glaze Field (KBBW), Nebraska
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Broken Bow Municipal / Keith Glaze Field (KBBW) is a public-use general aviation airport in Broken Bow, Nebraska, with a single paved runway serving business aviation traffic in the region. The field is unattended, with no operating control tower, and pilots coordinate on CTAF. Customs clearance is not available onsite; the nearest customs airport is Omaha (KOMA), roughly 169 nautical miles away.
Runways
Broken Bow Municipal / Keith Glaze Field has one paved runway, 14/32, 4,203 ft long and 75 ft wide, with a concrete surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Broken Bow Municipal / Keith Glaze Field has Jet A and 100LL available on the field. The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Broken Bow Municipal / Keith Glaze Field does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Eppley Airfield (KOMA), 169 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Broken Bow Municipal / Keith Glaze Field recorded 384 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in October. Business aviation traffic at KBBW builds through the second half of the year, peaking in October with 70 operations versus a low of 4 in April, according to FAA TFMSC data.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month October, 70 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Broken Bow Municipal / Keith Glaze Field averages 12.1 days above 90°F in July and 30.4 freeze days in December. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 87.4°F, and January the coldest, at 38.2°F.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Broken Bow Municipal / Keith Glaze Field has published operating constraints in two categories: runway notes and other notes.
REIL is activated for Runway 14; PAPI serves Runway 14 and Runway 32; MIRL serves Runway 14/32 - all activated via CTAF.
Courtesy cars are available.
Self-serve fuel is available 24 hours a day via a credit card system for 100LL.
Jet A is available by prior arrangement.
For clearance delivery, contact Denver ARTCC.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Broken Bow Municipal / Keith Glaze Field has three airfields within 40 NM. The closest is Evelyn Sharp Field (KODX), 33.00 NM east.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KBBW
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.
$1,200.00 catering order at KBBW.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
It does not move with the size of the order.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
What runway is available at KBBW?
Broken Bow Municipal / Keith Glaze Field (KBBW) has one paved runway, 14/32, measuring 4,203 feet long and 75 feet wide with a concrete surface. This is the airport's only paved surface and matches its listed maximum paved runway length. Runway 14 is equipped with REIL and PAPI, and both ends carry PAPI and MIRL lighting, all activated via CTAF.
Is fuel available at Broken Bow Municipal Airport?
Broken Bow Municipal / Keith Glaze Field (KBBW) offers 100LL through a 24-hour self-serve credit card system, so pilots can fuel up without staff present. Jet A is also listed as available, but only by prior arrangement rather than on demand. There is no staffed FBO attendance schedule, as the field operates as unattended.
Can I clear customs at KBBW?
KBBW does not have customs service onsite. The nearest customs facility is Omaha (KOMA), located approximately 169 nautical miles away. Pilots arriving from international destinations should plan to clear customs there before or after a stop at Broken Bow Municipal / Keith Glaze Field.
How much business aviation traffic does KBBW see?
Broken Bow Municipal / Keith Glaze Field (KBBW) recorded 384 business aviation operations in 2025 out of 894 total annual operations, according to FAA TFMSC data. Traffic is uneven through the year, with monthly counts ranging from 4 operations in April to a high of 70 in October. This places KBBW in the moderate-traffic tier for business aviation activity.