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Jim Kelly Field
Jim Kelly Field is a public use airport two miles northwest of Lexington, in Dawson County, Nebraska. Facilities Jim Kelly Field covers at an elevation of 2,413 feet (736 m). It has two runways: 14/32 is 5,489 by 100 feet (1,673 x 30 m) concrete; 1/19 is 3,200 by 250 feet (975 x 76 m) turf. In the year ending August 4, 2021, the airport had 10,640 aircraft operations, average 29 per day: 96% general aviation, 4% air taxi and <1% military. See also *List of airports in Nebraska
This is a list of airports in Nebraska (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location. It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that ...
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Lexington, Nebraska
Lexington is a city in Dawson County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 10,348 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Dawson County. Lexington is located in southern Nebraska, on the Platte River, southeast of North Platte. It sits along the route of U.S. Route 30 and the Union Pacific Railroad. In the 1860s, Lexington was the location of a stop along the Pony Express. History Lexington began as a frontier trading post in 1860.History , City of Lexington Official Homepage The post was later destroyed. Fort Plum Creek was established near its ruins in 1864. Lexington was founded in 1871. It was originally called Plum Creek. Plum Creek Railroad Attack About 3 1/2 miles miles west on route 30, a marker identifies the place where a band of |