Gothenburg Municipal
GTE · KGTE · Gothenburg, Nebraska · Dawson County · map
Gothenburg Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Gothenburg, 1 mile east of Gothenburg, Nebraska, 2,559 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 14/32, is 3,300 feet of grass. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Gothenburg Municipal?
Its FAA code is GTE, and its ICAO code is KGTE.
Where is Gothenburg Municipal?
It is 1 mile east of Gothenburg, Nebraska, 2,559 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Gothenburg Municipal?
The longest of its 2 runways, 14/32, is 3,300 feet long.
Does Gothenburg Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Gothenburg Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Gothenburg Municipal?
3 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Gothenburg Municipal…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA GTE · ICAO KGTE
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Gothenburg
- Elevation
- 2,559 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Omaha sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 8E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1948
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 3,300 × 150 ft | Grass, good | |
| 03/21 | 2,599 × 50 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 03: threshold displaced 70 ft, other 11 ft high 279 ft from the end
- Runway 21: road 19 ft high 353 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | · Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 03/21 - the common traffic frequency. |
| North Platte Center (remote transmitter) Low | 132.7 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Cozad Municipal (7 nm southeast), Jim Kelly Field (19 nm southeast), North Platte Rgnl/Lee Bird Field (27 nm northwest), Broken Bow Muni/Keith Glaze Field (38 nm northeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Nebraska · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Runway 14/32 not plowed winter months.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 03/21 - the common traffic frequency.
- Chairman of airport authorized; roger tederman.
- Fuel available H24 via credit card.
- Ctlg obstruction from departure threshold is tower 2157 feet out, 107 feet above, 514 feet R, clnc slp 20:1.
- Obstruction is semi trailer, clnc slp is 31:1 from departure threshold.
- Migratory birds in the vicinity of aprt spring and fall.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
- Looking…
From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Gothenburg from the FAA register
15 aircraft are registered to owners in Gothenburg, Nebraska: 7 piston singles, 5 drones, 2 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 1 business jet. 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Nebraska.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 3 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance).
All 4 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Gothenburg 15 aircraft · 7 piston singles, 5 drones, 2 weight-shift and powered parachutes
- County Partners Cooperative 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Nebraska 763 since 1982 · 108 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 7 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Nebraska 78 landing places
- Nebraska 2,948 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/GTE.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 29, 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.