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28NE Big Thunder Airport
Clarkson, Nebraska, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 28NE
Lat/Long: 41-47-25.0000N 097-05-49.0000W
41-47.416667N 097-05.816667W
41.7902778,-97.0969444
(estimated)
Elevation: 1740 ft. / 530 m (estimated)
From city: 4 miles NNE of CLARKSON, NE
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 68629

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 02/2025
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: COLUMBUS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at OFK (19 nm NW): 119.025 (402-302-2024)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
OFKr120/19.2NORFOLK VOR/DME114.3508E
OLUr020/23.2COLUMBUS VOR/DME116.9508E
SCBr292/23.7SCRIBNER VOR/DME111.0006E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
WAHOO320/39.940006EAHQ .- .... --.-

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 2632 x 100 ft. / 802 x 30 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 41-47.633333N41-47.200000N
Longitude: 097-05.816667W097-05.816667W
Elevation: 1740.0 ft.1740.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: MICHAEL HMERNIK
413 BRYAN ST
CLARKSON, NE 68629
Phone 402-750-2984
Manager: MICHAEL HAMERNIK
413 BRYAN ST
CLARKSON, NE 68629
Phone 402-750-2984

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 28NE.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KOFK - Norfolk Regional Airport/Karl Stefan Memorial Field (19 nm NW)
KOLU - Columbus Municipal Airport (23 nm SW)
KSCB - Scribner State Airport (24 nm SE)
0C4 - Pender Municipal Airport (25 nm NE)
KLCG - Wayne Municipal Airport/Stan Morris Field (28 nm N)
  
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From to 28NE

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 20-Oct-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1912:19
Sunrise07:4712:47
Sunset18:3923:39
Evening civil twilight19:0700:07

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  20-Oct-2026 08:36:12
Local (UTC-5)  20-Oct-2026 03:36:12
 
METAR
KOFK 
19nm NW 		200756Z AUTO 15007KT 10SM CLR 08/06 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP236 T00830056 $
KOLU 
23nm SW 		200556Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM CLR 10/07 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP246 T01000067 10150 20100 402000028 50000
KLCG 
28nm N 		200815Z AUTO 24003KT 10SM CLR 07/05 A3025 RMK AO2 T00710054
KFET 
33nm SE 		200815Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/06 A3026 RMK AO2 T00750055
TAF
KOFK 
19nm NW 		200520Z 2006/2106 15007KT P6SM SKC FM201800 17012G19KT P6SM FEW050 FM202300 16009KT P6SM FEW040
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