Miller Field
VTN · KVTN · Valentine, Nebraska · Cherry County · map
Miller Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Valentine, 1 mile south of Valentine, Nebraska, 2,595 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 14/32, is 4,705 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KVTN · observed 1:52 pm CDT (18:52 UTC), 63 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind variable at 3 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 86°F (30°C), dew point 40°F (4°C)
- Altimeter 29.96 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:35 pm CDT (17:35 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 13 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KVTN 061852Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 30/04 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP125 T03000044
TAF KVTN 061735Z 0618/0718 34004KT P6SM SKC FM070100 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM071300 33013G20KT P6SM SCT250
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 VTN · ICAO KVTN
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Valentine
- Elevation
- 2,595 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; Saturday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Omaha sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 8E
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1949
Runways 2
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 4,705 × 75 ft | Concrete, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
| 03/21 | 3,701 × 60 ft | Concrete, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 14: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 384 ft, tree 29 ft high 831 ft from the end
- Runway 32: PAPI, two lights on the left, fence 9 ft high 395 ft from the end
- Runway 03: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 21: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 299 ft
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Vtn and automated weather (ASOS) | 118.075 | |
| Valentine and rco | 122.2 | Valentine |
| Ainsworth and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 127.95 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 402-988-1984.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Valentine from the FAA register
31 aircraft are registered to owners in Valentine, Nebraska: 26 piston singles, 2 turboprops, 2 drones, 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 · 4 since 1982, 1 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 runway end identifier lights runway 32; PAPI runways 03, 21, 14 and 32; medium-intensity runway lights runways 03/21 and 14/32 - the common traffic frequency.
- Surveyed
- Runway 14 approach slp 42:1 from dthr.
- Runway 32 234 feet L at 9 feet, measured.
- -4.4 feet at 60 feet R; +1.4 feet on centerline; +8.5 feet at 234 feet L.
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.