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Mar 03
2009

The Omaha, Nebraska Airport

Posted by admin in NebraskaAirports

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As a newcomer to the great state of Nebraska, you are likely eager to learn as much about your new home as you possibly can. Depending on how you arrived here in Nebraska, there is a good chance you flew in on a plane into the Omaha Nebraska airport. Even if you didn't arrive on a flight to the airport in Omaha, you have likely seen signs for it or driven close by it if you were in or around the Omaha area.

The Omaha Nebraska airport is known as EppleyAir Field. This airport is located approximately three miles from the primary business district in Omaha and is the biggest and busiest airport in the state of Nebraska. If you've seen or heard about an Omaha Nebraska airport, it is almost certainly Eppley Air Field. The airport was named in honor of Eugene C. Eppley, who was a major hotel owner in Omaha, Nebraska.While not a super large airport as far as airports go in the United States, Eppley Air Field does handle about 397 flights every week of the year. The largest airline at the airport in Omaha is Southwest Airlines, which handled nearly a quarter of all of the approximately 4.4 million passengers that flew in to and out of Eppley Air Field in the year 2007.

The airport is a very good thing to know about and be aware of as a newcomer to the state of Nebraska. This way, when relatives and friends come to visit you at your new home, you can recommend they take a flight in to the Omaha airport. You will know ahead of time where this airport is located if you research about Eppley Air Field and familiarize yourself with its layout. This is also important to know in the event that you personally need to catch a flight somewhere; if you live in Nebraska and need to fly elsewhere, chances are pretty high that you will need to head over to the Omaha, Nebraska airport.

An interesting piece of trivia about Eppley Air Field is that, if you are heading to the airport from downtown Omaha, you will need to drive through a tiny portion of Iowa to get to it. So, funnily enough, upon arriving in Nebraska and heading downtown, you will immediately cut through an additional state. This is a little tidbit that your friends and family will probably get quite a kick out of.

For the hungry traveler, Eppley Air Field does boast two food courts, along with some lounges and and three snack bars. This way, if you arrive at or are departing from the airport in Omaha, Nebraska, and get a craving for some food, you will be able to satisfy it easily right within the airport itself.

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