FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GTE |
| Lat/Long: | 40-55-31.7400N 100-08-47.6500W 40-55.529000N 100-08.794167W 40.9254833,-100.1465694 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2558.8 ft. / 780 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 08E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile E of GOTHENBURG, NE |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 69138 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1948 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | DENVER CENTER |
| FSS: | COLUMBUS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | OLU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RWY 03/21 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at LXN (19 nm SE): | 121.025 (308-324-5975) |
- APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY DENVER ARTCC (ZDV) ON FREQS 132.7/226.675 (NORTH PLATTE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| OZBr288/(7.3) | | COZAD VOR | | 109.00 | | 09E |
| LBFr094/28.2 | | NORTH PLATTE VOR/DME | | 117.40 | | 11E |
| CUZr204/39.4 | | CUSTER COUNTY VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 08E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL 100LL:FUEL AVBL H24 VIA CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 2599 x 50 ft. / 792 x 15 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 40-55.408388N | | 40-55.743703N |
| Longitude: | 100-09.074040W | | 100-08.723553W |
| Elevation: | 2556.0 ft. | | 2558.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 030 magnetic, 038 true | | 210 magnetic, 218 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 70 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 11 ft. other, 279 ft. from runway, 170 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear CTLG OBSTN FM DEP THR IS TWR 2157 FT OUT, 107 FT ABV, 514 FT R, CLNC SLP 20:1. | | 19 ft. road, 353 ft. from runway, 273 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 3300 x 150 ft. / 1006 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 40-55.724000N | | 40-55.260000N |
| Longitude: | 100-08.898333W | | 100-08.525333W |
| Elevation: | 2555.0 ft. | | 2555.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 141 magnetic, 149 true | | 321 magnetic, 329 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF GOTHENBURG P.O. BOX 267 GOTHENBURG, NE 69138-0267 Phone (308) 529-2594 CHAIRMAN OF ARPT AUTH; ROGER TEDERMAN. |
| Manager: | GARY GREER P.O. BOX 267 GOTHENBURG, NE 69138-0267 Phone 308-529-2594 |
Additional Remarks
| - | RWY 14/32 NOT PLOWED WINTER MONTHS. |
| - | MIGRATORY BIRDS INVOF APRT SPRING AND FALL. |
| - | FOR CD CTC DENVER ARTCC AT 303-651-4257. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (234KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (196KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (201KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (365KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCZD - Cozad Municipal Airport (7 nm SE)
KLXN - Jim Kelly Field Airport (19 nm SE)
47V - Curtis Municipal Airport (23 nm SW)
KLBF - North Platte Regional Airport/Lee Bird Field (27 nm NW)
KCSB - Cambridge Municipal Airport (37 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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Times for 20-Jan-2026
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:32 | | 13:32 |
| Sunrise | | 08:02 | | 14:02 |
| Sunset | | 17:42 | | 23:42 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:12 | | 00:12 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 20-Jan-2026 07:33:16 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 20-Jan-2026 01:33:16 |
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| METAR |
KLXN 19nm SE | 200715Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M11/M15 A3018 RMK AO2 T11151154
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KLBF 26nm NW | 200653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M11/M14 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP249 T11111144
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KBBW 37nm NE | 200653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M10/M13 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP253 T11001133
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KCSB 37nm S | 200715Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M07/M12 A3017 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KLBF 26nm NW | 200547Z 2006/2106 22004KT P6SM SCT120 FM201700 26016G24KT P6SM BKN150 FM202200 32011KT P6SM OVC120 FM210100 36013G21KT P6SM SCT030 OVC100 WS020/32035KT
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| NOTAMs |
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