Eppley Airfield
OMA · KOMA · Omaha, Nebraska · Douglas County · map
Eppley Airfield is a public-use airport owned by Omaha Airport Authority, 3 miles northeast of Omaha, Nebraska, 984 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 14R/32L, is 9,502 feet of concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KOMA · observed 3:52 pm CDT (20:52 UTC), 30 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- Temperature 86°F (30°C), dew point 58°F (14°C)
- Altimeter 29.84 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:20 pm CDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west at 2 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 5:00 am CDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 3 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 900 feet VFR
- From Wed 8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the north at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KOMA 062052Z 20005KT 10SM FEW250 30/14 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP098 T03000144 58020
TAF KOMA 061720Z 0618/0718 20007KT P6SM SKC FM070600 27002KT P6SM SKC FM071000 34003KT 6SM BR SCT009 FM071300 01004KT P6SM SKC
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 OMA · ICAO KOMA
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Omaha Airport Authority
- Elevation
- 984 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon see the remarks below
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Omaha sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14R/32L | 9,502 × 150 ft | Concrete, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 14L/32R | 8,500 × 150 ft | Concrete, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 8,154 × 150 ft | Concrete, excellent | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 14R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2)
- Runway 32L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 14L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 32R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2), right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 18: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 141 ft, 8,013 ft available for landing
- Runway 36: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), brdg 110 ft high 4,573 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Digital ATIS | 120.4 | Omaha |
| Clearance delivery | 119.9 | Omaha |
| Ground | 121.9 | Omaha |
| Tower | 132.1 | Omaha |
| Aandy and star · Approach and departure · Class C airspace East | 124.5 | Omaha |
| Aandy and star · Approach and departure · Class C airspace West | 135.875 | Omaha |
| Oma and vot | 109.0 | |
| Omaha and rco | 122.6 | Omaha |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 402-271-7515.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Omaha from the FAA register
330 aircraft are registered to owners in Omaha, Nebraska: 213 piston singles, 55 business jets, 14 turboprops, 12 balloons, 10 gliders. 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 · 14 since 1982, 3 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
- 24 hours
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- 24 hours
- Ceo of Omaha airport authorized.
- Noise mitigation procedures prohibit VFR patterns for military turbojet aircraft between 0500-1200Z.
- Hldg bay at runway 32R closed except aircraft with wingspan less than 79 feet. Hldg bay at runway 18 closed except aircraft with wingspan less than 79 feet. Hldg bay at runway 32L closed except aircraft with wingspan less than 118 feet.
- Apn terminal ramp txl between taxiway F1 and taxiway A1 closed to aircraft wingspan more than 118 feet.
- Taxiway F1, F2, and F3 closed to aircraft wingspan more than 118FT.
- Apn terminal ramp wip hvy eqpt between taxiway A1 and taxiway F1.
- Apn terminal ramp between gate A1 and gate B19 closed.
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.