# Eppley Airfield (OMA / KOMA)

**Eppley Airfield** (IATA: OMA, ICAO: KOMA) is a large airport in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. It opened in 1959. It has 3 runways; the longest is 9,502 ft (2,896 m). In 2025 it handled 5.2 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/koma

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: OMA / KOMA
- FAA: OMA
- Type: Large airport
- Owner: Omaha Airport Authority
- Serves: Omaha, Nebraska, United States
- Opened: 1959
- Elevation: 985 ft / 300 m
- Coordinates: 41.3032, -95.8941
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 9,502 ft / 2,896 m
- Instrument procedures: 21 approaches, 1 departure, 5 arrivals
- Passengers: 5,182,056 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.flyoma.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eppley_Airfield (19 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1347672
- Weather station: KOMA · WMO 72550
- Ident: KOMA

## Timeline

- 1959: Eppley Airfield opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14R/32L | 9,502 ft / 2,896 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 144° / 324° | yes |
| 14L/32R | 8,500 ft / 2,591 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 144° / 324° | yes |
| 18/36 | 8,154 ft / 2,485 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 180° / 360° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00304AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 4,119,730 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 4,135,020 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 4,309,084 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 4,589,391 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 5,009,932 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 4,987,680 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 2,128,076 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 3,722,155 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 4,496,894 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 5,001,651 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 5,253,390 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 5,182,056 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

17 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (9)

- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 415 mi / 668 km · United Airlines
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 471 mi / 758 km · Frontier Airlines, United Airlines
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 584 mi / 940 km · American Airlines
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 783 mi / 1,260 km · United Airlines
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 821 mi / 1,321 km · Frontier Airlines, Delta Air Lines
- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 912 mi / 1,468 km · American Airlines
- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 1,036 mi / 1,667 km · American Airlines
- [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · United States · 1,364 mi / 2,195 km · Alaska Airlines
- [SFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfo.md) San Francisco International Airport · United States · 1,430 mi / 2,301 km · United Airlines

### Seasonal (4)

- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 415 mi / 668 km · American Airlines
- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 1,036 mi / 1,667 km · Frontier Airlines
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 1,211 mi / 1,949 km · Frontier Airlines
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 1,394 mi / 2,243 km · American Airlines

### Cargo (6)

- [OFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kofk.md) Karl Stefan Memorial Airport · United States · 93 mi / 149 km · Ameriflight
- [GRI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgri.md) Central Nebraska Regional Airport · United States · 128 mi / 206 km · Ameriflight
- [HSI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khsi.md) Hastings Municipal Airport · United States · 140 mi / 226 km · Ameriflight
- [ONL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/konl.md) O'Neill Municipal Airport–John L Baker Field · United States · 165 mi / 265 km · Ameriflight
- [BBW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbbw.md) Broken Bow Municipal Airport · United States · 194 mi / 313 km · Ameriflight
- [SDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksdf.md) Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · United States · 581 mi / 935 km · UPS

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from OMA, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (5)

- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 5
- F9 [Frontier Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/frontier-airlines) · 4
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 4
- AS [Alaska Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-airlines) · 1
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 1

### Cargo (2)

- A8 [Ameriflight](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ameriflight) · 5
- [UPS](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ups) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 5.2M (2025) | #331 of 3,974 | #77 in North America | #60 in US |
| Longest runway | 9,502 ft / 2,896 m | #1,514 of 29,858 | #317 in North America | #234 in US |
| Elevation | 985 ft / 300 m | #17,970 of 43,403 | #8,046 in North America | #6,452 in US |
| Age | Opened 1959 | =4,466 of 15,079 | =3,045 in North America | =2,970 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | OMAHA APP/DEP | 135.875 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 120.400 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 119.900 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| RCO | FORT DODGE RDO | 116.300 |
| RDO | COLUMBUS RDO | 122.350 |
| TWR | OMAHA TWR | 132.100 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [OFF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koff.md) Offutt Air Force Base · 13 mi / 20 km
- [LNK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klnk.md) Lincoln Airport · 55 mi / 89 km
- [OLU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kolu.md) Columbus Municipal Airport · 76 mi / 122 km
- [SUX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksux.md) Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field · 80 mi / 128 km
- [OFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kofk.md) Karl Stefan Memorial Airport · 92 mi / 149 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [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)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Eppley Airfield”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eppley_Airfield&oldid=1376884632), revision of 26 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [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/koma/data