Tekamah Municipal (KTQE), Nebraska
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Tekamah Municipal (KTQE) is a public-use, non-towered airport in Tekamah, Nebraska, serving low volumes of business aviation traffic. The field has a single paved runway and operates without an air traffic control tower or on-site customs service.
Runways
Tekamah Municipal has one paved runway, 15/33, 4,000 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
Tekamah Municipal has 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 8am to 5pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Tekamah Municipal does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Eppley Airfield (KOMA), 30 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Tekamah Municipal recorded 42 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in September and October. Business aviation traffic at KTQE is concentrated in the September-October period, with no recorded operations in November or December of the reporting year.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month September, 10 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Tekamah Municipal averages 11.3 days above 90°F in July and 30.4 freeze days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 86.7°F, and January the coldest, at 31.5°F.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Tekamah Municipal has published operating constraints in three categories: access, runway notes and other notes.
An unlighted center pivot irrigator rotates through the Runway 15 approach path during irrigation season.
For clearance delivery, contact Omaha Approach.
Runway 33 REIL lighting is pilot-activated via CTAF.
Runway 33 has small trees as a close-in obstruction, located 81 feet from the runway end and 194 feet right of centerline.
100LL fuel is available 24 hours, self-service.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Tekamah Municipal has five airfields within 31 NM. The closest is Beaver Landing, 5.46 NM northeast.
Part of the Omaha area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KTQE
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 KTQE.
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 KTQE?
Tekamah Municipal (KTQE) offers 100LL only, with no Jet A on the field. Fuel is self-service and advertised as available 24 hours, though pilots should confirm operational status before planning around it.
Does KTQE have customs clearance on site?
Tekamah Municipal does not have customs service on the field. The nearest customs airport is Omaha Eppley Airfield (KOMA), approximately 30 nautical miles away.
How long is the runway at KTQE?
KTQE has a single runway, 15/33, measuring 4,000 feet long and 75 feet wide with a concrete surface. This is also the airport's longest paved surface, per its published data.