Lincoln Airport
LNK · KLNK · Lincoln, Nebraska · Lancaster County · map
Lincoln Airport is a public-use airport, 4 miles northwest of Lincoln, Nebraska, 1,219 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 18/36, is 12,901 feet of asphalt and concrete. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 174 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 74,865 takeoffs and landings a year. About 126,110 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Lincoln Airport?
Its FAA code is LNK, and its ICAO code is KLNK.
Where is Lincoln Airport?
It is 4 miles northwest of Lincoln, Nebraska, 1,219 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Lincoln Airport?
The longest of its 3 runways, 18/36, is 12,901 feet long.
Does Lincoln Airport have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Lincoln Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Lincoln Airport?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Denver International, Chicago O'Hare International, Dallas-Fort Worth International, Orlando International, Lincoln. Every route
Are there flight schools at Lincoln Airport?
4 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Clear Sky Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Lincoln Airport?
4 pilot examiners and 10 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 Lincoln Airport…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA LNK · ICAO KLNK
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 1,219 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 0600 - 2200
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Omaha sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 12,901 × 200 ft | Asphalt and concrete, fair | High-intensity lights |
| 14/32 | 8,649 × 150 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
| 17/35 | 5,801 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 18: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 36: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 14: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 363 ft, 8,286 ft available for landing
- Runway 32: VASI, four boxes on the left, threshold displaced 470 ft, 7,816 ft available for landing, pole 59 ft high 2,475 ft from the end
- Runway 17: PAPI, four lights on the left, 5,400 ft available for landing
- Runway 35: PAPI, four lights on the left, omnidirectional approach lights (ODALS), right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 118.5 | Lincoln |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 118.05 | Lincoln |
| Clearance delivery | 120.7 | Lincoln |
| Ground | 121.9 | Lincoln |
| Tower (secondary) | 125.7 | Lincoln |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace | 124.0 | Lincoln |
| Arng and operations | 138.75 | Lincoln |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 402-417-0560.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure), bulk oxygen (high-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, air ambulance, avionics, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales, aerial surveying
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Crete Municipal (16 nm southwest), Seward Municipal (16 nm west), Wahoo Municipal (25 nm north).
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
- Index C lvl rescue and firefighting (ARFF) eqpt provided; for rescue and firefighting (ARFF) service - the common traffic frequency.
- Birds in the vicinity of airport.
- When the control tower closed, approach lights (MALSR) runways 18 and 36 operates continuously on low intst; odals runway 35 operates continuously on med intst; runway end identifier lights runway 14 operates continuously on low intst; runway end identifier lights runway 17 operates continuously on med intst; medium-intensity runway lights runway 14/32 and runway 17/35 operates continuously on low intst; high-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 operates continuously on med intst. VASI runway 32; PAPI runways 14, 17, 18, 35, and 36 operates continuously.
- Hvy military jet pattern altitude 1781 feet above ground level
- Executive director.
- Calm wind runway.
- Approach holdline on south taxiway a.
- VASI unusable beyond 8 degreess left of centerline and 6 degreess right of centerline.
- Approach ratio from dthr 49:1.
- Prior permission required to park on ang ramp.
- Arng: operates 1300-2100Z++ TUE-FRI, ltd tran maintenance.
- Ensure correct runway lineup. Runway 17/35 is the shrtr, parl runway on east side of airport.
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
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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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 3,536 departures from LNK in those twelve months, carrying 155,144 passengers in 196,121 seats (79% filled), to 68 destinations (1 abroad) on 19 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln → Denver International LNK–DEN | 1,592 | 67,930 | SkyWest Airlines Inc., United Air Lines Inc. |
| Lincoln → Chicago O'Hare International LNK–ORD | 1,550 | 66,879 | SkyWest Airlines Inc., GoJet Airlines LLC d/b/a..., CommuteAir LLC dba CommuteAir and 2 more |
| Lincoln → Dallas-Fort Worth International LNK–DFW | 115 | 6,431 | SkyWest Airlines Inc., Sun Country Airlines... |
| Lincoln → Orlando International LNK–MCO | 66 | 6,737 | Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze |
| Lincoln → Lincoln LNK–LNK | 61 | 0 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Lincoln → Harry Reid International LNK–LAS | 33 | 3,086 | Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze |
| Lincoln → General Mitchell International LNK–MKE | 9 | 0 | Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp, SkyWest Airlines Inc., Sun Country Airlines... |
| Lincoln → Los Angeles International LNK–LAX | 6 | 399 | Sun Country Airlines..., SkyWest Airlines Inc., United Air Lines Inc. |
All 68 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 115 |
| multi-engine | 14 |
| jets | 21 |
| helicopters | 2 |
| other | 22 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 74,865, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 1,331 |
| air taxi and commuter | 11,237 |
| general aviation, travelling | 31,901 |
| general aviation, local | 22,101 |
| military | 8,295 |
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. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Lincoln from the FAA register
209 aircraft are registered to owners in Lincoln, Nebraska: 143 piston singles, 22 business jets, 15 drones, 11 piston twins, 9 turboprops. 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.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln 3 aircraft · Lincoln
- Clear Sky Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Lincoln
- Flatland Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Lincoln
- Blue Valley Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Denton, 9 miles away Aerovalley Flying Club is a non-equity flying club based at Denton Enterprise Airport in Denton, Texas.
Charter operators and airlines based in Lincoln:
- Silverhawk Aviation, Inc. 21 aircraft on the certificate Silverhawk Aviation is a private jet charter, jet card, fractional aircraft ownership, and aircraft management company based in Lincoln, Nebraska.
- Duncan Aviation, Inc. 2 aircraft on the certificate Duncan Aviation is a privately-owned business jet service provider with three full-service facilities in the United States.
Repair stations in Lincoln:
- Duncan Aviation INC Duncan Aviation is a privately-owned business jet maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) service provider with three full-service facilities in the United States and mobile technical teams serving customers worldwide.
- International Propeller Service LLC
- Lnk NE Mro Holdings LLC
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 4 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 10 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Daniel Lee Kelley private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Ignite Flight Academy · Lincoln, NE (0 nm) · (713) 703-8478 · [email protected]
- Jeffery Joseph Counter private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Performance Aviation · lincoln, NE (0 nm) · (402) 305-2658 · [email protected]
- Jeremy Charles Strack private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, helicopters · Ignite Flight Academy · Lincoln, NE (0 nm) · (402) 419-4434 · [email protected]
- Timothy John Saddler private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Oracle Aviation · Omaha, NE (48 nm) · (402) 650-1633 · [email protected]
All 19 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
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 · 18 since 1982, 0 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 Lincoln 209 aircraft · 143 piston singles, 22 business jets, 15 drones
- Performance Aircraft Sales INC 13 aircraft in town
- Duncan Aviation INC 6 aircraft in town
- Nebraska State Patrol 4 aircraft in town
- Frontier Cooperative 4 aircraft in town
- Silverhawk Aviation, Inc. 21 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Duncan Aviation, Inc. 2 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln 3 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- Clear Sky Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Flatland Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Duncan Aviation INC · repair station
- International Propeller Service LLC · repair station
- Lnk NE Mro Holdings LLC · repair station
- Denver International (DEN) 1,592 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., United Air Lines Inc.
- Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 1,550 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., GoJet Airlines LLC d/b/a United Express
- Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) 115 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- Orlando International (MCO) 66 flights in twelve months · Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze
- Lincoln (LNK) 61 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Harry Reid International (LAS) 33 flights in twelve months · Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze
- General Mitchell International (MKE) 9 flights in twelve months · Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp, SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Los Angeles International (LAX) 6 flights in twelve months · Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines, SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 18 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Nebraska 763 since 1982 · 108 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Nebraska 78 landing places
- Nebraska 2,944 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/LNK.json.
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 23, 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.