OMA · Omaha, United States
Eppley Airfield.
--:--:-- · CDT (UTC-05:00) · 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W
Eppley Airfield
Airport in Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for OMA
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 3751; ident KOMA; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
flyoma.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Eppley Airfield
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
25 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot, manual airport facts override; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
OMA / KOMA
OurAirports ident
KOMA
GPS / local code
KOMA / OMA
ISO region
US-NE
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
large scheduled-service airport
Official host
flyoma.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1347672
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 7:06 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--CDT · UTC-05:00
Time zone
CDT
America/Chicago · UTC-05:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
6.5 km
Approximate distance to central Omaha.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Washington, D.C.
Languages
English
Currency
USD ($)
Country area
9,525,067 km²
Passenger volume
over 5.2 million passengers (2025)
Terminals
North and South terminal areas / concourses A and B
Runways
3 runways
Longest runway
9,502 ft / 2,896 m
Runway surface
PEM (2), concrete
Opened / operator
1925 airfield / 1960 Eppley renaming · Omaha Airport Authority
Owner / entity
Omaha Airport Authority
Hub airlines
Omaha medium-hub airport with north/south terminal areas and an active BuildOMA terminal modernization project.
Airport role
large scheduled-service airport
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
25 source-backed signals
Eppley Airfield is a large scheduled-service airport for Omaha, United States. Omaha's built-up core sits roughly 6.5 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/Chicago (UTC-05:00, CDT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Eppley Airfield (OMA / KOMA) is at 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W, elevation 984 ft (300 m), serving Omaha, United States.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Omaha is in United States (capital Washington, D.C.); regulated by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); on America/Chicago (CDT, UTC-05:00); working languages: English; currency: USD ($).
Distance from central Omaha: 6 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for OMA.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Eppley Airfield (OMA / KOMA)
Eppley Airfield · Airport in Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Source identifiers
KOMA · KOMA · OMA · US-NE
flyoma.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
OMA is a medium-hub airport for Omaha and eastern Nebraska, separate from DSM's Iowa capital-region role.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for OMA; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
Eppley Airfield is located about four miles from downtown Omaha on the northeast side of the city.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Name or history cue
The airport was renamed Eppley Airfield in 1960 after Eugene C. Eppley's estate helped fund jet-airport improvements.
Retained because history, naming, or opening context helps distinguish this airport from same-shaped airport pages.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Council Bluffs
council-bluffs · 5.4 km from OMA
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 62,597 · city coordinates 41.2619, -95.8608
2. Omaha
omaha · 6.5 km from OMA
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 486,051 · city coordinates 41.2563, -95.9404
3. La Vista
la-vista · 18 km from OMA
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 16,921 · city coordinates 41.1839, -96.0311
4. Bellevue
bellevue · 19 km from OMA
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 55,510 · city coordinates 41.1367, -95.8908
5. Papillion
papillion · 21 km from OMA
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 19,510 · city coordinates 41.1544, -96.0422
6. Fremont
fremont · 52 km from OMA
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 26,474 · city coordinates 41.4333, -96.4981
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. DSM KDSM
Des Moines International Airport · Des Moines
188 km from OMA · America/Chicago · +0h · elevation 958 ft (292 m) · airport coordinates 41.5340, -93.6567
2. MCI KMCI
Kansas City International Airport · Kansas City
244 km from OMA · America/Chicago · +0h · elevation 1,026 ft (313 m) · airport coordinates 39.3017, -94.7139
3. MSP KMSP
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · Minneapolis
453 km from OMA · America/Chicago · +0h · elevation 841 ft (256 m) · airport coordinates 44.8801, -93.2217
Route-time reference set
1. OMA-DSM
Des Moines · 188 km · 1h 4m
America/Chicago · +0h from OMA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. OMA-MCI
Kansas City · 244 km · 1h 9m
America/Chicago · +0h from OMA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. OMA-MSP
Minneapolis · 453 km · 1h 24m
America/Chicago · +0h from OMA; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
3 runways
Longest runway 9,502 ft / 2,896 m. 3 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
PEM (2), concrete
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for OMA.
Runway identifiers
14L/32R · 14R/32L · 18/36
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. DSM KDSM
Des Moines International Airport · Des Moines · 188 km from OMA
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 958 ft (292 m) · 41.5340, -93.6567
2. MCI KMCI
Kansas City International Airport · Kansas City · 244 km from OMA
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 1,026 ft (313 m) · 39.3017, -94.7139
3. MSP KMSP
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · Minneapolis · 453 km from OMA
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 841 ft (256 m) · 44.8801, -93.2217
4. STL KSTL
St. Louis Lambert International Airport · St Louis · 549 km from OMA
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 618 ft (188 m) · 38.7487, -90.3700
5. TUL KTUL
Tulsa International Airport · Tulsa · 568 km from OMA
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 677 ft (206 m) · 36.1971, -95.8862
6. ORD KORD
Chicago O'Hare International Airport · Chicago · 668 km from OMA
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 680 ft (207 m) · 41.9786, -87.9048
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
Eppley Airfield served over 5.2 million passengers in 2025 according to the airport authority facts snapshot.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for OMA.
Source note 2
OMA has three runways and a north/south terminal layout that is being modernized through the BuildOMA project.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for OMA.
Source note 3
The airport is close to downtown Omaha and carries Missouri River metro access patterns rather than Des Moines city access.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for OMA.
Source note 4
On the west bank of the Missouri River in Douglas County, it is the busiest airport in Nebraska, with more arrivals and departures than all other airports in the state combined.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for OMA.
Country and authority
OMA sits in United States (United States of America), whose capital is Washington, D.C.. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, North America.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: USD ($). OMA is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Reference description
Airport in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: OMA is a medium-hub airport for Omaha and eastern Nebraska, separate from DSM's Iowa capital-region role. Location cue: Eppley Airfield is located about four miles from downtown Omaha on the northeast side of the city. Name or history cue: The airport was renamed Eppley Airfield in 1960 after Eugene C. Eppley's estate helped fund jet-airport improvements.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q1347672 · Eppley Airfield. Owner / owning body: Omaha Airport Authority. Administrative area: Nebraska. Named after: Eugene C. Eppley
Field and clock profile
Eppley Airfield is a low-elevation field at 984 ft (300 m), positioned at 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W in the Northern mid-latitudes. The runway snapshot lists 3 runways and a longest runway of 9,502 ft / 2,896 m. The airport clock uses America/Chicago (CDT, UTC-05:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Council Bluffs is the closest retained city-time anchor at 5.4 km. DSM Des Moines is the closest retained airport alternative at 188 km.
Country airport peers
OMA is compared with DSM Des Moines at 188 km, MCI Kansas City at 244 km, MSP Minneapolis at 453 km, STL St Louis at 549 km, TUL Tulsa at 568 km inside the retained United States airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
OMA-DSM Des Moines: 188 km, about 1h 4m, +0h. OMA-MCI Kansas City: 244 km, about 1h 9m, +0h. OMA-MSP Minneapolis: 453 km, about 1h 24m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident KOMA backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. flyoma.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
over 5.2 million passengers (2025)
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
North and South terminal areas / concourses A and B
Runway footprint
3 runways · longest 9,502 ft / 2,896 m
Runway identifiers
14L/32R, 14R/32L, 18/36
OurAirports classifies OMA as a large airport with scheduled service, which gives it stronger planning value than a code-only lookup.
OMA (KOMA) is one of the curated airport pages with a real traffic signal attached: over 5.2 million passengers (2025), operating from a low-elevation field at 984 ft (300 m).
OMA also has a clear airline-network role: the source summary describes it as omaha medium-hub airport with north/south terminal areas and an active buildoma terminal modernization project..
OMA's runway record lists 3 runways, with the longest runway at 9,502 ft / 2,896 m and source surfaces recorded as PEM (2), concrete.
Omaha Airport Authority is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for OMA.
- Eppley Airfield served over 5.2 million passengers in 2025 according to the airport authority facts snapshot.
- OMA has three runways and a north/south terminal layout that is being modernized through the BuildOMA project.
- The airport is close to downtown Omaha and carries Missouri River metro access patterns rather than Des Moines city access.
- On the west bank of the Missouri River in Douglas County, it is the busiest airport in Nebraska, with more arrivals and departures than all other airports in the state combined.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at flyoma.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for OMA
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
OMA uses America/Chicago (CDT, UTC-05:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Eppley Airfield is about 6.5 km from central Omaha; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
DSM Des Moines is the closest retained alternate at 188 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
flyoma.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place OMA inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
OMA ranks #57 in the curated United States airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 94 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
OMA shares America/Chicago with AUS Austin US · BHM Birmingham US · BNA Nashville US · DAL Dallas US · DFW Dallas-Fort Worth US · DSM Des Moines US. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
OMA is 984 ft (300 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include TYS 981 ft (299 m) (3 ft delta) · TRN 989 ft (301 m) (5 ft delta) · KTW 995 ft (303 m) (11 ft delta) · NDJ 968 ft (295 m) (16 ft delta) · DSM 958 ft (292 m) (26 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
OMA's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are DSM 188 km +0h · MCI 244 km +0h · MSP 453 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines | DSM | 188 km | 1h 4m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Kansas City | MCI | 244 km | 1h 9m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Minneapolis | MSP | 453 km | 1h 24m | +0h | --:--:-- |
OMA to DSM
Des Moines
Distance 188 km; estimated travel window 1h 4m; destination zone America/Chicago is +0h from OMA. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
OMA to MCI
Kansas City
Distance 244 km; estimated travel window 1h 9m; destination zone America/Chicago is +0h from OMA. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
OMA to MSP
Minneapolis
Distance 453 km; estimated travel window 1h 24m; destination zone America/Chicago is +0h from OMA. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Omaha is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Omaha is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Eppley Airfield has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from OMA, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Council Bluffs
council-bluffs · 5.4 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Omaha
omaha · 6.5 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
La Vista
la-vista · 18 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bellevue
bellevue · 19 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Papillion
papillion · 21 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Fremont
fremont · 52 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Lincoln
lincoln · 86 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Columbus
columbus-5066001 · 124 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Sioux City
sioux-city · 140 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Norfolk
norfolk-5073965 · 150 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Waukee
waukee · 171 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Clive
clive · 184 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Eppley Airfield does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Des Moines (DSM), Kansas City (MCI), Minneapolis (MSP). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Omaha medium-hub airport with north/south terminal areas and an active BuildOMA terminal modernization project..
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: over 5.2 million passengers (2025).
- Terminal footprint: North and South terminal areas / concourses A and B.
- Runway footprint: 3 runways; longest runway 9,502 ft / 2,896 m; identifiers 14L/32R, 14R/32L, 18/36.
- Runway surfaces: PEM (2), concrete; 3 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Omaha Airport Authority.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1925 airfield / 1960 Eppley renaming.
- Network role: Omaha medium-hub airport with north/south terminal areas and an active BuildOMA terminal modernization project..
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from OMA. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Des Moines International AirportDSM
Des Moines · large airport
- Distance
- 188 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 958 ft (292 m)
Compare against DSM when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Kansas City International AirportMCI
Kansas City · large airport
- Distance
- 244 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 1,026 ft (313 m)
Compare against MCI when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain FieldMSP
Minneapolis · large airport
- Distance
- 453 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 841 ft (256 m)
Compare against MSP when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Eppley Airfield (OMA) in?▾
Eppley Airfield is in the America/Chicago timezone (UTC-05:00, CDT).
What are the codes for Eppley Airfield?▾
Eppley Airfield uses IATA code OMA and ICAO code KOMA.
Where is Eppley Airfield located?▾
Eppley Airfield is located in Omaha, United States at coordinates 41.3032° N, 95.8941° W, with an elevation of 984 ft (300 m) (low-elevation field in the mid-latitudes).
How far is Eppley Airfield from central Omaha?▾
Eppley Airfield sits roughly 6.5 km from the nearest mapped city center for Omaha.
Which route reference is most useful from OMA?▾
Des Moines (DSM) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 4m, destination timezone America/Chicago, and a +0h difference from OMA.
Which authority regulates OMA?▾
Eppley Airfield sits inside United States, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
What other airports in United States are close peers to OMA?▾
OMA's curated peers in United States on this site include DSM Des Moines, MCI Kansas City, MSP Minneapolis, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Eppley Airfield have?▾
Eppley Airfield's source-backed operational summary lists 3 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 9,502 ft / 2,896 m; identifiers include 14L/32R, 14R/32L, 18/36.