Kearney Regional Airport — Kearney, United States

Kearney Regional Airport, coded EAR, serves Kearney, Nebraska, a city along the Platte River in the central part of the state known for its position along the historic Oregon Trail. The airport has offered subsidized Essential Air Service connections to Denver, giving area residents and businesses access to a major hub without a long drive. EAR also plays a notable role as a diversion airport for cross-country flights due to its long runway, originally built to military specifications during World War II as an Army airfield used for B-29 bomber crew training. Today it supports general aviation, agricultural operations tied to Nebraska farming, and occasional military and cargo traffic drawing on that oversized runway heritage.