# Mitchell Field (45NE)

**Mitchell Field** (FAA: 45NE) is a small airport in Amherst, Nebraska, United States. It opened in Jan 2026. It has one runway, 1,600 ft (488 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/45ne

## At a glance

- FAA: 45NE
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Amherst, Nebraska, United States
- Opened: Jan 2026
- Elevation: 2,230 ft / 680 m
- Coordinates: 40.8315, -99.2625
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,600 ft / 488 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Weather station: KEAR
- Ident: 45NE

## Timeline

- Jan 2026: Mitchell Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 1,600 ft / 488 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,600 ft / 488 m | =27,382 of 29,858 | =13,715 in North America | =12,194 in US |
| Elevation | 2,230 ft / 680 m | =7,873 of 43,403 | =3,648 in North America | =2,781 in US |
| Age | Opened 2026 | =14,961 of 15,079 | =12,077 in North America | =11,933 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [43NE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/43ne.md) Onion Crest Airpark · 7.2 mi / 12 km
- [EAR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kear.md) Kearney Regional Airport · 15 mi / 24 km
- [NE30](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ne30.md) Olson Field · 20 mi / 32 km
- [3NE3](https://dromopedia.com/airports/3ne3.md) Wells Airport · 23 mi / 36 km
- [NE29](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ne29.md) Cavanaugh Airport · 26 mi / 41 km
- [HDE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khde.md) Brewster Field · 27 mi / 43 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/45ne/data