53NE
Starns Brothers Airport
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Location Information for 53NE
Coordinates: N41°4.88' / W96°24.20'
Located 03 miles NW of Ashland, Nebraska on 4 acres of land. View all Airports in Nebraska.
Estimated Elevation is 1090 feet MSL.
Operations Data
Airport Use:Private Use
Activation Date:April 1983
Status:Operational
Control Tower:No
Seg-Circle:No
Beacon:None
Wind Indicator:Yes, Not Lighted
A.R.T.C.C.:MINNEAPOLIS
F.S.S.:COLUMBUS
Sectional Chart:OMAHA
AirspaceAnalysis:CONDITIONAL
CONDL: PROVIDED APPROACH TO EACH RWY IS MAINTAINED FOR A MINIMUM 20:1 GLIDE SLOPE AND THE TRNSITIONAL SURFACE BE MAINTAINED FOR A 7:1 SLOPE; LETTER OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN STARNS BROTHERS ARPT AND LEUTKENHAUS ARPT IS COMPLIED WITH.
Attendance:Unattended
Airport Communications
AWOS-3P at AHQ (12.9 NW):125.975 402-443-4030
AWOS-3 at MLE (14.9 NE):118.25 402-895-6778
ASOS at LNK (21.3 SW): 402-417-0560
Nearby Navigation Aids
IDNameFreqRadial / Range
VOT LNK LINCOLN 116.10 049°18.1
VOT OFF OFFUTT 111.70 262°22.9
VOT OVR OMAHA 116.30 252°30.7
VOD SCB SCRIBNER 111.00 155°33.0
IDNameFreqBearing / Range
VOD AHQ WAHOO 400 316°12.9
VOD PMV PLATTSMOUTH 329 110°23.8
VOD JYR YORK 257 259°56.2
VOD FMZ BEKLOF 392 241°60.7
Runway 17/35
Dimensions:2000 x 60 feet / 610 x 18 meters
Surface:Turf
Runway 17Runway 35
Traffic Pattern: Right
Displaced Threshold: 150 Feet
Markings:Non-StandardNon-Standard
Obstacles: 55 ft Power Line 1055 ft from runway
Ownership Information
Ownership:Privately Owned
Owner:STARNS BROS.
580 CO RD 5
ASHLAND, NE 68003
(402) 944-2395
Manager:JOHN F STARNS
P O BOX 37, 320 CO. RD 5
ASHLAND, NE 68003
(402) 944-6036
Other Remarks
  • FOR CD CTC OMAHA APCH AT 402-682-4395.
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