Private Jet Airports in the Great Plains

150 airfieldsUnited States

Choosing an airfield here

What drives the choice in this area: where the traffic goes, where you can clear, and what you can land.

Busiest field

Lincoln

KLNK, 11% of area traffic

Overview

150 airfields serve the Great Plains. Lincoln (KLNK) handles the most business aviation traffic, with 11% of the area's business jet movements , followed by Rochester International and Rapid City Regional . Airports here spread across Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, and Iowa, a footprint measured in hundreds of nautical miles rather than a single urban cluster. Customs clearance sits at two fields, Rochester International (KRST) and Williston Basin International (KXWA), on opposite sides of the area. Elevation climbs from just over 1,000 ft near the Missouri River corridor to 5,374 ft at Limon Municipal, a difference that shapes runway performance planning more than any single published runway figure does. Traffic builds through summer into a October peak before dropping back in winter months.

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Comparison

Ten of the 150 airfields serving the Great Plains handle 53% of the area's business jet movements. Distance is measured from the area center, and runway length is the longest paved surface on the field.

# Airfield Distance Longest runway Services Business jet movements

1 Lincoln Airport KLNK 237 NM 12,901 ft JET A · TWR 13,565

2 Rochester International KRST 324 NM 9,034 ft CUS · JET A · TWR 13,524

3 Rapid City Regional KRAP 132 NM 8,701 ft JET A · TWR 8,805

4 Pierre Regional KPIR 26 NM 6,900 ft JET A 6,233

5 Aberdeen Regional KABR 110 NM 6,901 ft JET A 5,017

6 North Platte Regional / Lee Bird Field KLBF 175 NM 8,001 ft JET A 4,715

7 Scottsbluff / Western Nebraska Regional / William B Heilig Field KBFF 203 NM 8,279 ft JET A 4,160

8 Salina Regional KSLN 330 NM 12,301 ft JET A · TWR 4,128

9 Williston Basin International KXWA 300 NM 7,503 ft CUS · JET A 4,056

10 Sioux Gateway / Brig General Bud Day Field KSUX 185 NM 9,002 ft JET A · TWR 3,566

Headline figures cover public airports only. Military and private fields stay in the list below but are excluded from the counts.

Source: FAA Form 5010 and CBP list of ports of entry.

All airfields

All 150 airfields serving the Great Plains, grouped by distance from the area center. Each tier carries its own scale in nautical miles, and every mark is one airfield.

Within 100 NM (18) 4 146 39 16 89 56 19 67 20 30 41 47 18 131 84 48 66 139 0 50 100 NM

4 Pierre Regional KPIR 26 NM 6,900 ft

146 Murdo Municipal 8F6 32 NM 4,000 ft

39 Chamberlain Municipal 9V9 33 NM 4,299 ft

16 Winner Regional KICR 37 NM 5,500 ft

89 Onida Municipal 98D 42 NM 3,800 ft

56 Gregory Municipal / Flynn Field 9D1 53 NM 3,799 ft

19 Rosebud Sioux Tribal Airport KSUO 58 NM 4,801 ft

67 Gettysburg Municipal 0D8 59 NM 4,400 ft

20 Miller Field KVTN 73 NM 4,705 ft

30 Huron Regional KHON 80 NM 7,201 ft

41 Cheyenne Eagle Butte Airport 84D 80 NM 4,200 ft

47 Ainsworth Regional KANW 85 NM 6,824 ft

18 Mitchell Municipal KMHE 86 NM 6,701 ft

131 Rock County Airport KRBE 88 NM 4,698 ft

84 Martin Municipal 9V6 90 NM 3,699 ft

48 Mobridge Municipal KMBG 94 NM 4,410 ft

66 Stuart-Atkinson Municipal 8V2 96 NM 3,900 ft

139 Wall Municipal 6V4 97 NM 4,419 ft

100 to 250 NM (66) 142 49 5 76 42 63 3 143 88 149 130 74 132 100 36 53 21 69 103 38 125 6 52 10 127 118 55 45 32 46 13 11 81 7 12 93 144 96 145 80 40 65 23 25 33 91 37 50 94 54 90 28 60 86 140 113 111 72 1 83 43 71 141 87 61 70 100 175 250 NM

142 Faith Municipal D07 107 NM 4,191 ft

49 The O'neill Municipal-John L Baker Field KONL 108 NM 4,408 ft

5 Aberdeen Regional KABR 110 NM 6,901 ft

76 Gordon Municipal KGRN 119 NM 5,196 ft

42 Pine Ridge Airport KIEN 124 NM 5,000 ft

63 Thomas County Airport KTIF 125 NM 4,402 ft

3 Rapid City Regional KRAP 132 NM 8,701 ft

143 Ellsworth AFB Airport KRCA 134 NM 13,497 ft

88 Drc Airport 82NE 135 NM

149 Infinity Landing Airport SD25 141 NM 5,000 ft

130 Lemmon Municipal KLEM 146 NM 4,499 ft

74 Sturgis Municipal 49B 148 NM 5,100 ft

132 Evelyn Sharp Field KODX 150 NM 4,721 ft

100 Hot Springs Municipal KHSR 152 NM 4,506 ft

36 Chadron Municipal KCDR 152 NM 5,998 ft

53 Broken Bow Municipal / Keith Glaze Field KBBW 155 NM 4,203 ft

21 Norfolk Regional / Karl Stefan Memorial Field KOFK 165 NM 5,806 ft

69 Hettinger / Jb Lindquist Regional KHEI 165 NM 4,652 ft

103 Wayne Municipal / Stan Morris Field KLCG 169 NM 4,201 ft

38 Alliance Municipal KAIA 170 NM 9,203 ft

125 Mott Municipal 3P3 173 NM 4,001 ft

6 North Platte Regional / Lee Bird Field KLBF 175 NM 8,001 ft

52 Le Mars Municipal KLRJ 182 NM 5,056 ft

10 Sioux Gateway / Brig General Bud Day Field KSUX 185 NM 9,002 ft

127 Garden County / King Rhiley Field KOKS 187 NM 4,699 ft

118 Cozad Municipal KCZD 188 NM 5,000 ft

55 Searle Field KOGA 190 NM 5,102 ft

45 Worthington Municipal KOTG 193 NM 5,500 ft

32 Columbus Municipal KOLU 193 NM 6,801 ft

46 Jim Kelly Field KLXN 193 NM 5,489 ft

13 Central Nebraska Regional KGRI 197 NM 7,002 ft

11 Kearney Regional KEAR 201 NM 7,094 ft

81 Grant Municipal KGGF 203 NM 4,797 ft

7 Scottsbluff / Western Nebraska Regional / William B Heilig Field KBFF 203 NM 8,279 ft

12 Dickinson / Theodore Roosevelt Regional KDIK 206 NM 7,301 ft

93 Aurora Municipal / Al Potter Field KAUH 207 NM 4,301 ft

144 Billy G Ray Field KCNP 207 NM 4,000 ft

96 Cherokee County Regional KCKP 208 NM 4,001 ft

145 Julesburg Municipal 7V8 209 NM 4,100 ft

80 Windom Municipal KMWM 211 NM 3,598 ft

40 York Municipal KJYR 214 NM 5,900 ft

65 Spirit Lake Municipal 0F3 214 NM 3,015 ft

23 Spencer Municipal KSPW 215 NM 6,001 ft

25 Brewster Field KHDE 215 NM 4,701 ft

33 Hastings Municipal KHSI 215 NM 6,451 ft

91 Jackson Municipal KMJQ 218 NM 4,145 ft

37 Sidney Municipal / Lloyd W Carr Field KSNY 218 NM 6,600 ft

50 Imperial Municipal KIML 222 NM 5,022 ft

94 Cambridge Municipal KCSB 222 NM 4,098 ft

54 Storm Lake Municipal KSLB 224 NM 5,002 ft

90 Seward Municipal KSWT 228 NM 4,200 ft

28 Mc Cook Ben Nelson Regional KMCK 229 NM 6,450 ft

60 Holyoke Airport KHEQ 229 NM 5,000 ft

86 Estherville Municipal KEST 231 NM 4,797 ft

140 Fairmont State Airport KFMZ 232 NM 4,317 ft

113 Kimball Municipal / Robert E Arraj Field KIBM 234 NM 6,199 ft

111 Dunn County Weydahl Field 9Y1 234 NM 4,200 ft

72 Denison Municipal KDNS 236 NM 5,000 ft

1 Lincoln Airport KLNK 237 NM 12,901 ft

83 New Ulm Municipal KULM 238 NM 5,401 ft

43 Fairmont Municipal KFRM 243 NM 5,505 ft

71 Crete Municipal KCEK 245 NM 4,201 ft

141 Pocahontas Municipal KPOH 245 NM 4,100 ft

87 Hutchinson Municipal / Butler Field KHCD 246 NM 4,000 ft

61 Norton Municipal KNRN 249 NM 4,701 ft

70 Sterling Municipal KSTK 250 NM 5,201 ft

Beyond 250 NM (66) 116 123 124 117 150 101 107 109 92 22 119 68 31 99 62 148 110 77 27 135 120 102 106 15 105 97 95 34 78 85 58 26 75 64 138 9 133 44 134 147 82 35 121 57 14 98 79 104 2 59 112 51 17 108 8 122 114 137 29 128 129 73 115 24 126 136 250 300 349 NM

116 Pine Bluffs Municipal 82V 250 NM 5,330 ft

123 Oberlin Municipal KOIN 251 NM 4,301 ft

124 Superior Municipal 12K 253 NM 4,301 ft

117 Atwood / Rawlins County Airport KADT 254 NM 5,000 ft

150 Wray Municipal KRYA 255 NM 5,399 ft

101 Algona Municipal KAXA 255 NM 4,200 ft

107 Phillipsburg Municipal KPHG 258 NM 5,101 ft

109 Smith Center Municipal K82 260 NM 4,400 ft

92 Fairbury Municipal KFBY 262 NM 3,700 ft

22 Mankato Regional KMKT 262 NM 6,600 ft

119 Yuma Municipal 2V6 263 NM 4,201 ft

68 Beatrice Municipal KBIE 265 NM 5,602 ft

31 Watford City Municipal S25 265 NM 6,550 ft

99 Cheyenne County Municipal KSYF 267 NM 5,200 ft

62 Colorado Plains Regional KAKO 271 NM 7,001 ft

148 Brush Municipal 7V5 275 NM 4,300 ft

110 Hill City Municipal KHLC 277 NM 5,001 ft

77 Fort Morgan Municipal KFMM 278 NM 5,731 ft

27 Shalz Field KCBK 279 NM 5,110 ft

135 Hoxie-Sheridan County Airport 1F5 279 NM 4,400 ft

120 Osborne Municipal K75 280 NM 4,206 ft

102 Forest City Municipal / Trimble Field KFXY 281 NM 5,796 ft

106 Rooks County Regional KRCP 281 NM 5,000 ft

15 Sidney-Richland Regional KSDY 283 NM 5,705 ft

105 Moritz Memorial Airport K61 284 NM 4,200 ft

97 Blosser Municipal KCNK 287 NM 4,000 ft

95 Albert Lea Municipal KAEL 288 NM 5,000 ft

34 Renner Field / Goodland Municipal KGLD 288 NM 5,499 ft

78 Tioga Municipal D60 289 NM 5,102 ft

85 Marysville Municipal KMYZ 291 NM 4,200 ft

58 Owatonna Degner Regional KOWA 291 NM 5,500 ft

26 Mason City Municipal KMCW 294 NM 6,501 ft

75 Schenck Field KICL 296 NM 5,002 ft

64 Oakley Municipal KOEL 296 NM 5,000 ft

138 Gove County Airport 1QK 298 NM 4,000 ft

9 Williston Basin International KXWA 300 NM 7,503 ft

133 Trego Wakeeney Airport 0H1 300 NM 4,008 ft

44 Kit Carson County Airport KITR 303 NM 5,199 ft

134 Clay Center Municipal KCYW 305 NM 4,197 ft

147 Christman Field CO55 306 NM 4,000 ft

82 Brenner Field KFNB 307 NM 4,000 ft

35 Austin Municipal KAUM 307 NM 5,800 ft

121 Mora Municipal KJMR 307 NM 4,794 ft

57 Dodge Center Airport KTOB 309 NM 4,500 ft

14 Hays Regional KHYS 311 NM 6,501 ft

98 Russell Municipal KRSL 313 NM 5,000 ft

79 Northwest Missouri Regional KEVU 315 NM 4,600 ft

104 Rush City Regional KROS 317 NM 4,401 ft

2 Rochester International KRST 324 NM 9,034 ft

59 Mayo Clinic Saint Marys Hospital Heliport 99MN 324 NM Heliport

112 Ellsworth Municipal 9K7 325 NM 4,500 ft

51 Northeast Iowa Regional KCCY 326 NM 4,000 ft

17 Manhattan Regional KMHK 328 NM 7,400 ft

108 Limon Municipal KLIC 328 NM 4,700 ft

8 Salina Regional KSLN 330 NM 12,301 ft

122 Abilene Municipal K78 330 NM 4,100 ft

114 Marshall Aaf Airport KFRI 331 NM 4,503 ft

137 Ness City Municipal 48K 332 NM 4,000 ft

29 Scott City Municipal KTQK 334 NM 5,002 ft

128 Mark Hoard Memorial Airport 3K7 338 NM 5,100 ft

129 Fillmore County Airport KFKA 339 NM 4,001 ft

73 Burnett County Airport KRZN 342 NM 5,000 ft

115 Tribune Municipal 5K2 342 NM 5,007 ft

24 Great Bend Municipal KGBD 343 NM 7,852 ft

126 Lyons-Rice County Municipal KLYO 349 NM 4,400 ft

136 Herington Regional KHRU 349 NM 4,184 ft

Distance is measured from the area center, not from another airfield.

Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.

Seasonality

Business jet traffic across the Great Plains peaks in October and is lowest in February. Six months run above the yearly average.

12,911 movements in October8,347 in February6 months above the yearly average11% of area traffic at Lincoln

Average 10,669

8,347

12,911

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Lincoln All other airfields

Source: FAA TFMSC, 128,032 business jet movements across the area, 2025.

Data last refreshed September 2026. See our methodology →

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Ground handling$1,240.00

Crew transport$320.00

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Frequently asked questions

How far apart are the two customs airports in the Great Plains area?

The two customs points in the Great Plains area are Rochester International (KRST) in Minnesota and Williston Basin International (KXWA) in North Dakota, separated by 536 NM. Rochester offers CBP inspection services along with a USDA compliance agreement, while Williston Basin offers CBP inspection services. An operator clearing customs on one side of the area gains no proximity benefit from the other: a flight plan built around KXWA does not shorten a subsequent leg to KRST, or the reverse. Routing and fuel planning should treat these as two separate clearance points rather than a single regional customs option.

What does the October traffic peak mean for planning around the Great Plains area?

Business jet movements across the Great Plains area reached 12,911 in October 2025, the highest monthly figure of the year, against a February low of 8,347. The area also logged 12,381 movements in August and 12,188 in July, so the elevated period runs from mid-summer into fall rather than a single-month spike. Six months of the year ran above the annual monthly average of 10,669. Operators scheduling into any of the area's 144 public-use airports during this stretch are working against a broader traffic base than the winter months would suggest.

Why does elevation matter when comparing airports across the Great Plains area?

Elevation across the Great Plains area ranges up to 5,374 ft at Limon Municipal, well above the lowest fields near sea-level-adjacent terrain in the eastern part of the area such as Manhattan Regional (KMHK) at 1,066 ft. Higher-elevation fields reduce available engine and aerodynamic performance for a given weight, which affects runway length requirements and payload decisions independent of the runway length published for that field. An operator comparing two airports in the area needs both the runway figure and the elevation figure together, since a longer runway at higher elevation does not necessarily offset the performance loss of altitude.

How does runway length vary among the towered airports in the Great Plains area?

Among towered fields in the Great Plains area, Lincoln (KLNK) has the longest paved surface at 12,901 ft, followed by Salina Regional (KSLN) at 12,301 ft, Rochester International (KRST) at 9,034 ft, Sioux Gateway (KSUX) at 9,002 ft, Rapid City Regional (KRAP) at 8,701 ft, Central Nebraska Regional (KGRI) at 7,002 ft, and Manhattan Regional (KMHK) at 7,400 ft. The area holds 30 runways of 6,000 ft or more out of 144 public-use airports, so length capacity is concentrated in a minority of fields. Matching an aircraft's runway requirement to a specific towered field in the area means checking this figure directly rather than assuming tower service implies a given runway length.

How spread out is the Great Plains area geographically?

The Great Plains area spans airports from as close as 26 NM to the area center to as far as 349 NM, covering fields across Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, and Iowa. Of the 150 airfields tracked, 18 fall within 100 NM of the center, 66 within 250 NM, and the remaining 66 beyond that. This is a multi-state footprint rather than a single metropolitan cluster, and actual point-to-point distances between specific fields, such as the 536 NM separating Lincoln (KLNK) from Williston Basin International (KXWA), can run far longer than the distance either field sits from the area center.