McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport — McCook, United States

MCK is McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport, serving McCook in southwestern Nebraska. The airport is named for Ben Nelson, a former Nebraska governor and US senator, and it functions as a regional hub offering subsidized Essential Air Service flights connecting McCook to larger hub airports, since the town's rural location leaves it far from major interstate routes. Beyond scheduled service, MCK supports general aviation, agricultural flying, and corporate aircraft tied to the surrounding farming and ranching economy of the Republican River valley. The facility includes a runway capable of handling regional jets and turboprops used in EAS operations. For a town of McCook's modest size, the airport plays an outsized role in connecting local businesses and residents to national air travel networks.