Imperial Municipal
IML · KIML · Imperial, Nebraska · Chase County · map
Imperial Municipal is a public-use airport owned by Imperial Airport Authority, 1 mile southeast of Imperial, Nebraska, 3,276 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 13/31, is 5,022 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas) and about 17 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 9,700 takeoffs and landings a year.
Weather right now KIML · observed 3:53 pm MDT (21:53 UTC), 59 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind calm
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 89°F (32°C), dew point 37°F (3°C)
- Altimeter 29.96 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KIML 062153Z AUTO 10SM CLR 32/03 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP119 T03170028 $
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA IML · ICAO KIML
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Imperial Airport Authority
- Elevation
- 3,276 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Cheyenne sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9E
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1943
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 5,022 × 100 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 03/21 | 2,756 × 280 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 13: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 31: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Iml and automated weather (ASOS) | 124.175 | |
| Ogallala and center (remote transmitter) Low | 132.7 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 308-301-2403.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 9,700, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Imperial from the FAA register
24 aircraft are registered to owners in Imperial, Nebraska: 16 piston singles, 5 drones, 2 turboprops, 1 piston twin. 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 · 1 since 1982, 0 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
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Birds in the vicinity of airport - seasonal.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 PAPI runway 13 and 31 and runway end identifier lights runway 13 and 31 - the common traffic frequency.
- 4 feet an X 8 feet concrete marker segments.
- Rick chandler amgr APR-SEPT.
- Fuel available H24 via credit card.
- Extensive crop spraying operations in the vicinity of airport apr through aug.
- Runway 03/21 not plowed winter months.
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.