Transportation

HIGHWAYS

Interstate 80 (east-west); U.S. Highway 30 (east-west); and State Highway 10 (north-south) are all conveniently accessed from the Kearney Airport site. Kearney is equidistant from U.S. 83 on the west and U.S. 81 on the east, major north/south Federal Highways. There are no local load restrictions. Interstate 70, 120 miles south of Kearney, is the second nearest interstate. Approximate highway mileage to major cities as measured from Kearney

Omaha - 186 miles Chicago - 650 miles Dallas - 671 miles Denver - 361 miles

Detroit - 917 miles Kansas City - 324 miles Los Angeles - 1,372 miles Minneapolis - 560 miles

New York - 1,423 miles St. Louis - 615 miles San Francisco - 1,488 miles

Kearney offers convenient access to any location in the United States by truck within 3 days.

RAILROADS

The southern half of Buffalo County is served by Union Pacific Railroad with approximately 140 freight trains daily passing through on the main line. UPRR provides service to the Kearney Airport Industrial areas on an "as-needed" basis utilizing an existing spur that currently terminate approximately one mile directly south of the National Guard Armory.

The northern reaches of Buffalo County are served by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad and is the main east/west line. The line supports a 330-acre industrial acreage located in the community of Ravenna.

 

 

TRUCKLINES/FREIGHT SERVICE

Freight/Parcel Services serving the Kearney area include:

• Federal Express
• UPS - Terminal
• Airborne Express
• DHL
• US Postal Service

Interstate/intrastate truck lines serving the area:

• Brown Transfer
• Yellow Freight System, Inc.

KEARNEY REGIONAL AIRPORT

Air service is available at the Kearney Regional Airport and Business Park located three miles northeast of Kearney. The airport is served by Great Lakes Airlines and enplaned over 10,000 passengers in 2009.

For more information, view Great Lakes Airlines.

R.Y.D.E. (Reach Your Destination Easily) 

The R.Y.D.E. transit system is a partnership developed to provide public transportation.  The program operates ten buses in Buffalo County which provide accessible and affordable door to door transportation services.  Please contact RYDE at (308) 865-5677.