Rock County
RBE · KRBE · Bassett, Nebraska · Rock County · map
Rock County is a public-use airport owned by Rock County Airport Authority, 2 miles southwest of Bassett, Nebraska, 2,349 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 13/31, is 4,698 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas) and about 11 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 2,000 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Rock County?
Its FAA code is RBE, and its ICAO code is KRBE.
Where is Rock County?
It is 2 miles southwest of Bassett, Nebraska, 2,349 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Rock County?
The longest of its 2 runways, 13/31, is 4,698 feet long.
Does Rock County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Rock County?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Rock County?
2 pilot 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 Rock County…
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 RBE · ICAO KRBE
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Rock County Airport Authority
- Elevation
- 2,349 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
- August 1950
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 4,698 × 75 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 02/20 | 2,202 × 120 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 13: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 31: PAPI, two lights on the left, fence 4 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 02: tree 79 ft high 1,541 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Ainsworth and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 127.95 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Ainsworth Regional (19 nm west), The O'Neill Muni-John L Baker Field (39 nm east), Gregory Muni/Flynn Field (40 nm north), Miller Field (46 nm west).
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
- Deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 and PAPI runways 13 and 31 - the common traffic frequency.
- 24 hour credit card
- Runway 31 clnc slope on centerline 50:1.
- Fence parls runway centerline; 250 feet left to 400 feet past runway end.
- (E81) <turnoff lights only.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 11 |
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 2,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 800 |
| general aviation, local | 1,200 |
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 Bassett from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Bassett, NE as the owner's town.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 2 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes.
- Elliot Neal Brandt private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Ainsworth Regional Airport-KANW · Ainsworth, NE (19 nm) · (704) 441-1003 · [email protected]
- Michael Thomas Frickel private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Atkinson, NE (23 nm) · (402) 340-6529 · [email protected]
All 2 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
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 · 2 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
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 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 2 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Nebraska 78 landing places
- Nebraska 2,946 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/RBE.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 27, 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.