Eppley Airfield

Eppley Airfield (KOMA) sits 3 miles northeast of downtown Omaha, Nebraska. The field handles modest commercial service (Southwest, American, Delta, United, Frontier, Allegiant, Spirit) and a meaningful flow of business aviation, particularly the Omaha corporate community (Berkshire Hathaway HQ in Kiewit Plaza — Warren Buffett's empire, Mutual of Omaha, Union Pacific, ConAgra, Werner Enterprises). The structural event peak is Berkshire's annual shareholders meeting in early May — the Woodstock of capitalism — when KOMA handles one of the highest densities of US private-jet traffic of any single weekend. The three runways at KOMA (14R/32L 9,502 ft, 18/36 8,500 ft, 14L/32R 8,153 ft) handle every current business jet without restriction. Two FBOs (Signature and Million Air) handle business movements. Field elevation is 984 feet, no density-altitude concerns. The dominant operational considerations are Nebraska winter weather (snow, ice, persistent cold), summer thunderstorms, and the structural Berkshire weekend — bookings for that weekend require 6-12 months advance notice. Ground time to downtown Omaha is 5–10 minutes; CHI Health Center (Berkshire meeting venue) is 5; the Old Market historic district is 10.