Central Nebraska Regional
GRI · KGRI · Grand Island, Nebraska · Hall County · map
Central Nebraska Regional is a public-use airport owned by Hall County Arpt Auth, 3 miles northeast of Grand Island, Nebraska, 1,847 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 17/35, is 7,002 feet of concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
The airport
- Codes
- FAA GRI · ICAO KGRI
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Hall County Arpt Auth
- Elevation
- 1,847 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 7:00 am to 8:00 pm
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Omaha sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 7,002 × 150 ft | Concrete, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 13/31 | 6,608 × 100 ft | Concrete, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights (MALS)
- Runway 35: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 13: PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights (MALS)
- Runway 31: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 118.2 | Grand Island |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 127.4 | Grand Island |
| Clearance delivery · Ground | 121.9 | Grand Island |
| Hastings and center (remote transmitter) Low | 119.4 | Grand Island |
| Central Nebraska Rco | 122.4 | Central Nebraska |
| Arng and operations | 140.5 | Grand Island |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 308-314-0825.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Grand Island from the FAA register
41 aircraft are registered to owners in Grand Island, Nebraska: 23 piston singles, 6 drones, 4 business jets, 3 turboprops, 2 piston twins. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Nebraska.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 12 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Compressed nitrogen for strut inflation available.
- Activate PAPI runway 31 and 35 - the common traffic frequency. When tower closed activate mals runway 13 and 17; approach lights (MALSR) runway 35; runway end identifier lights runway 31; PAPI runway 13 and 17; medium-intensity runway lights runway 13/31; high-intensity runway lights runway 17/35 - the common traffic frequency.
- PAPI restricted beyond 6 degrees right of cntrl.
- Arng: operates 7:30 am to 4:00 pm++MON-FRI; occasional wkend. Prior permission required to prk arng ramp. Dsn 279-8691, C402-309-8691.
- Migratory waterfowl on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Taxiway delta exit off runway 17/35 closed to large aircraft due to inadequate turning radius.
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
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.