# Big Thunder Airport (28NE)

**Big Thunder Airport** (FAA: 28NE) is a small airport in Clarkson, Nebraska, United States. It opened in Feb 2025. It has one runway, 2,632 ft (802 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/28ne

## At a glance

- FAA: 28NE
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Clarkson, Nebraska, United States
- Opened: Feb 2025
- Elevation: 1,740 ft / 530 m
- Coordinates: 41.7903, -97.0969
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,632 ft / 802 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Weather station: KOFK · WMO 72556
- Ident: 28NE

## Timeline

- Feb 2025: Big Thunder Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 2,632 ft / 802 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,632 ft / 802 m | =18,829 of 29,858 | =8,249 in North America | =7,045 in US |
| Elevation | 1,740 ft / 530 m | =10,315 of 43,403 | =4,561 in North America | =3,441 in US |
| Age | Opened 2025 | =14,775 of 15,079 | =11,902 in North America | =11,758 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [OFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kofk.md) Karl Stefan Memorial Airport · 22 mi / 35 km
- [NE09](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ne09.md) Simpson Airport · 22 mi / 36 km
- [NE78](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ne78.md) Kohles Airport · 23 mi / 37 km
- [NE67](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ne67.md) Falk Air Field · 25 mi / 41 km
- [OLU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kolu.md) Columbus Municipal Airport · 27 mi / 43 km
- [SCB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kscb.md) Scribner State Airport · 27 mi / 44 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/28ne/data