McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport – MCK McCook
McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport is located in McCook, Nebraska specifically two miles in the east. It was previously called McCook Municipal Airport and McCook Regional Airport. The City of McCook owns the public airport. McCook belongs to the Willow County and is home to Heritage Hills Golf Course. The airport is categorized as a general aviation airport by the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems from 2011-2015. It is named after Ben Nelson, a McCook-born United States Senator and the 37th Governor of Nebraska.
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McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport has a land area of 270 hectares with two concrete runways measuring 1,966 meters by 30 meters and 1,219 meters by 23 meters respectively and a single turf runway measuring 411 meters by 49 meters. Based on 2010 statistics from the Federal Aviation Administration, the airport handled 16,900 aircraft operations and 29 based operations. Boutique Air is a scheduled passenger service serving in the airport with a destination in Denver. The airport is known to have great customer service with hassle-free security screening, fast check-in and comfortable atmosphere.
What to Do & Area Attractions
Economy Inn is a two-star hotel nearest to the airport with the distance of 1.05 miles. Quality Inn & Suites is a simple yet comfortable place with the distance of almost 2 miles from the airport. They have a fitness center and a swimming pool. Holiday Inn Express McCook is a high-rated hotel near the Museum of the High Plains Historical Society and is 2.3 miles from the airport.
