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Kearney Air Force Base
Kearney Air Force Base is a former United States Army Air Forces (as Kearney Army Airfield) and United States Air Force base located near Kearney, Nebraska. It was in operation from 1942 through 1949, after which it was decommissioned and turned over for civilian use as Kearney Regional Airport.
| Kearney Air Force Base Kearney Army Airfield | |
|---|---|
| Part of Strategic Air Command | |
| Center Township, Buffalo County, near Kearney, Nebraska | |
2006 USGS Orthophoto | |
Kearney AFB | |
| Coordinates | 40°43′37″N 099°00′24″W / 40.72694°N 99.00667°W |
| Type | Air Force Base |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1941-1942 |
| In use | 1942-1949 |
See also edit
References edit
- Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office 1961 (republished 1983, Office of Air Force History, ISBN 0-912799-02-1).
- Ravenstein, Charles A. Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947–1977. Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Office of Air Force History 1984. ISBN 0-912799-12-9.
- Mueller, Robert (1989). Volume 1: Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982. USAF Reference Series, Office of Air Force History, United States Air Force, Washington, D.C. ISBN 0-912799-53-6, ISBN 0-16-002261-4
- ArmyAirForces.Com
- "Kearney Goes To War," Department of History, University of Nebraska at Kearney 1 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine
External links edit
- B-17 Crash historical marker at Wood River, Nebraska
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective March 21, 2024
- FAA Terminal Procedures for EAR, effective March 21, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for EAR
- AirNav airport information for KEAR
- ASN accident history for EAR
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures