Smith Field
8NE3 · Champion, Nebraska · Chase County · map
Smith Field is a private airport owned by Vilas Smith Land & Cattle CO, 3 miles west of Champion, Nebraska, 3,380 feet above sea level. Its one runway, NW/SE, is 3,300 feet of gravel. It has fuel (100 octane avgas).
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 8NE3
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Owner
- Vilas Smith Land & Cattle CO
- Elevation
- 3,380 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- around the clock
- Fuel
- 100 octane avgas
- On the chart
- Cheyenne sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10E
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1978
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| NW/SE | 3,300 × 60 ft | Gravel |
Aircraft registered in Champion from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Champion, NE as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Provided approach to each runway maintd for minimum 20:1 approach ratio and trsnl surface maintd for 7:1.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.