Billy G Ray Field (KCNP), Nebraska
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Billy G Ray Field (KCNP) is an unattended public-use airport in Chappell, Nebraska, with a single paved runway. It carries a light volume of business aviation traffic and offers no jet fuel onsite.
Runways
Billy G Ray Field has one paved runway, 12/30, 4,000 ft long and 55 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Billy G Ray Field has 100LL available on the field. The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Billy G Ray Field does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Northern Colorado Regional (KFNL), 122 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Billy G Ray Field recorded 2 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in March and October. FAA TFMSC data show the small amount of business aviation traffic at KCNP concentrated in March and October, with none recorded in April.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month March, 1 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Billy G Ray Field averages 16.0 days above 90°F in July and 30.7 freeze days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 87.4°F, and January the coldest, at 39.5°F.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Billy G Ray Field has published operating constraints in two categories: runway notes and other notes.
MIRL for Runway 12/30 is preset to low intensity; activate on CTAF to increase intensity.
Approach slope is 45:1 to the displaced threshold.
For clearance delivery, contact Denver ARTCC.
Severe block cracking and FOD are present throughout the pavement.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Billy G Ray Field has five airfields within 32 NM. The closest is Julesburg Municipal, 9.32 NM southeast.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KCNP
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 KCNP.
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 KCNP?
KCNP offers 100LL only; no Jet A is available onsite. The field is unattended, so pilots should plan fuel needs accordingly before arrival at Billy G Ray Field.
Does Billy G Ray Field have customs clearance onsite?
Billy G Ray Field (KCNP) does not list onsite customs service. The nearest customs airport is KFNL, located approximately 121.77 nm away.
What is the runway length at KCNP?
KCNP has a single paved runway, 12/30, measuring 4000 feet long and 55 feet wide with an asphalt surface. This is also the airport's maximum paved runway length.