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53NE Starns Brothers Airport
Ashland, Nebraska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 53NE
Lat/Long: 41-04-52.9950N 096-24-12.0520W
41-04.883250N 096-24.200867W
41.0813875,-96.4033478
(estimated)
Elevation: 1090 ft. / 332 m (estimated)
Variation: 06E (1985)
From city: 3 miles NW of ASHLAND, NE
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 68003

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 04/1983
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: COLUMBUS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3P at AHQ (13 nm NW): 125.975 (402-443-4030)
WX AWOS-3 at MLE (15 nm NE): 118.25 (402-895-6778)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LNKr049/18.0LINCOLN VORTAC116.1009E
OVRr252/30.6OMAHA VORTAC116.3008E
SCBr156/33.0SCRIBNER VOR/DME111.0006E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
WAHOO131/12.940006EAHQ .- .... --.-
PLATTSMOUTH285/23.732905EPMV .--. -- ...-

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 2000 x 60 ft. / 610 x 18 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern: leftright
Displaced threshold: no150 ft.
Markings: NSTDNSTD
Obstructions: none55 ft. pline, marked, 1055 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: STARNS BROS.
580 CO RD 5
ASHLAND, NE 68003
Phone (402) 944-2395
Manager: JOHN F STARNS
P O BOX 37, 320 CO. RD 5
ASHLAND, NE 68003
Phone (402) 944-6036

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC OMAHA APCH AT 402-682-4395.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 53NE.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KAHQ - Wahoo Municipal Airport (13 nm NW)
KMLE - Millard Airport (15 nm NE)
KLNK - Lincoln Airport (21 nm SW)
KOFF - Offutt Air Force Base (22 nm E)
KFET - Fremont Municipal Airport (23 nm N)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 27-Jul-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4610:46
Sunrise06:1811:18
Sunset20:4701:47
Evening civil twilight21:1802:18

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  27-Jul-2026 20:37:21
Local (UTC-5)  27-Jul-2026 15:37:21
 
METAR
KAHQ 
13nm NW 		272015Z AUTO 07010KT 10SM CLR 37/24 A2980 RMK AO2 T03690237
KMLE 
15nm NE 		272015Z AUTO 08007KT 10SM CLR 36/25 A2978 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E T03610245
KOFF 
22nm E 		271955Z 05007KT 10SM FEW120 36/25 A2977 RMK AO2A SLP070 T03600245 $
KLNK 
22nm SW 		271954Z 04008KT 5SM HZ FEW009 36/23 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP071 T03610233
KFET 
23nm N 		272015Z AUTO 06011KT 10SM CLR 36/26 A2980 RMK AO2 T03600259
KPMV 
23nm E 		272015Z AUTO 05010KT 10SM CLR 35/24 A2979 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E T03460240
KBTA 
24nm NE 		272015Z AUTO 08008KT 10SM CLR 35/25 A2981 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E T03540254
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