Searle Field
OGA · KOGA · Ogallala, Nebraska · Keith County · map
Searle Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Ogallala, 2 miles west of Ogallala, Nebraska, 3,279 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 08/26, is 5,102 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KOGA · observed 3:55 pm MDT (21:55 UTC), 10 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind calm
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 89°F (31°C), dew point 48°F (9°C)
- Altimeter 29.97 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 KOGA 062155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 31/09 A2997 RMK AO2 T03140087
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 OGA · ICAO KOGA
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Ogallala
- Elevation
- 3,279 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 7:30 am to 4:30 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Cheyenne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 5,102 × 75 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 13/31 | 3,700 × 60 ft | Concrete, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 08: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 26: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 13: VASI, four boxes on the left, road 30 ft high 670 ft from the end
- Runway 31: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Oga and aWOS-3 | 121.275 | |
| Ogallala and rco | 122.2 | Ogallala |
| Ogallala and center (remote transmitter) Low | 132.7 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 308-284-6573.
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 Ogallala from the FAA register
26 aircraft are registered to owners in Ogallala, Nebraska: 23 piston singles, 1 turboprop, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute, 1 helicopter. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Nebraska.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 6 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
- Activate PAPI runway 08, 26 and 31; VASI runway 13; medium-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 and 08/26 - the common traffic frequency.
- Calm wind runway.
- Runway 08 unlighted cntr pivot sys rots through approach durg irrigation season.
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.