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NE51 Dennys Playground Airport
Royal, Nebraska, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: NE51
Lat/Long: 42-18-17.4850N 098-07-29.6300W
42-18.291417N 098-07.493833W
42.3048569,-98.1248972
(estimated)
Elevation: 1904 ft. / 580 m (estimated)
From city: 2 miles S of ROYAL, NE
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 68773

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 05/2017
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: COLUMBUS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 
Wind indicator: no
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at 4V9 (12 nm S): 119.275 (402-887-5233)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ONLr102/26.8O'NEILL VORTAC113.9010E
OFKr294/36.1NORFOLK VOR/DME114.3508E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 600 x 80 ft. / 183 x 24 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 42-18.340833N42-18.242000N
Longitude: 098-07.494500W098-07.493167W
Elevation: 1901.0 ft.1901.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: DENNIS HUGHES
86090 519 AVE
ORCHARD, NE 68764
Phone 402-893-3006
Manager: DENNIS HUGHES
86090 519 AVE
ORCHARD, NE 68764
Phone 402-893-3006

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at NE51.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

4V9 - Antelope County Airport (12 nm S)
6K3 - Creighton Municipal Airport (15 nm NE)
KONL - The O'Neill Municipal Airport-John L Baker Field (27 nm W)
KBVN - Albion Municipal Airport/Ron Levander Field (35 nm S)
KOFK - Norfolk Regional Airport/Karl Stefan Memorial Field (36 nm SE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 24-Oct-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:2812:28
Sunrise07:5712:57
Sunset18:3623:36
Evening civil twilight19:0500:05

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  24-Oct-2026 20:42:49
Local (UTC-5)  24-Oct-2026 15:42:49
 
METAR
KONL 
26nm W 		242015Z AUTO 35013G17KT 10SM BKN024 BKN060 OVC100 09/03 A3034 RMK AO2 T00910034
KBVN 
35nm S 		242015Z AUTO 35012G15KT 10SM OVC030 11/05 A3030 RMK AO2 T01130050
KOFK 
36nm SE 		241956Z AUTO 35014KT 10SM OVC028 12/06 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP254 T01220061 $
KAGZ 
46nm N 		SuperAWOS
242015Z AUTO 33011KT 10SM -RA FEW090 SCT110 10/07 A3033 RMK AO2
KYKN 
50nm NE 		241956Z AUTO 32018G22KT 10SM FEW025 BKN100 11/05 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP273 T01110050
TAF
KOFK 
36nm SE 		241938Z 2420/2518 33018G25KT P6SM BKN027 OVC035 FM242300 36010KT P6SM OVC040 FM250600 02006KT P6SM FEW009 OVC015 FM251200 05007KT P6SM SCT020 BKN070
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