Eppley Airfield

Eppley Airfield is the commercial airport for the Omaha, Nebraska area. It is the largest airport in Nebraska. Eastern Nebraska, western Iowa, Kansas Missouri, and South Dakota have all used the airport as it is the closest. The airport is located to the northeast of downtown Omaha. The airport was named after Eugene Eppley. He was the hotel magnate for Omaha Eppley Hotels. His estate of $1 million was used to upgrade the Omaha Municipal Airport into a commercial structure in the late 50's.

The airport sits on 2,650 acres of land, with about 397 flights a week coming and going from the airport in 2008. About 4.3 million passengers pass through the airport each year. Southwest does most of the business, but United Airlines has about 25 percent. Airlines using Eppley Airfield include American, Delta, Frontier, Midwest, and Northwest. Flights run from Dallas, Chicago, Atlanta, New York, Cincinnati, Kentucky, Salt Lake City, Denver, Milwaukee, Washington- Reagan, Memphasis, Minneapolis/ St. Paul, and Detroit for Concourse A.

Concourse B serves Continental, United, and US Airways. Traveling with these airlines include Chicago, Denver, Las Vegas, Phoenix, and St. Louis. The airport is open twenty four hours a day. They offer a number of services for visitors to be comfortable. There are seven rental car companies, a branch bank, ATM, and laptop workstations. The entire upper level and concourses offer wireless internet access. There are three snack bars, eight retail shops, and six hotels nearby. The airport also has two shoe shine stands.

The rental car companies are Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National, and Thrifty. On Concourse A there is Kracky McGee's, Hudson News, and Shoeshine for the stores. Concourse B offers Hudson News, North Hangar, and a shoeshine facility. Other shops at the airport include Star Spangled West, Wells Fargo Bank, and Omaha Steaks. There are two food courts. The north food court offers KFC, Taco Bell, Godfather's Pizza, Dagwood's Deli, Hangar Express Grill, Scooter's Coffee, and Pauli's Lounge.

On the south food court is A&W, Godfather's Pizza, Soup and Sandwiches, Hangar Lounge, Hanger Restaurant, and Scooter's Coffee. Travelers can spend their lay over time visiting the different shops and restaurants to pass the time. Hudson News is well known for having a variety of books, magazines, and newspapers. They also sell snacks, gum, and bottled beverages.

Hotels located near Eppley Airfield are Candlewood Suites, Country Inn and Suites, Holiday Inn Express, LaQuinta, Sleep Inn, and Super 8 Motel. About 4.5 miles from the airport are more hotels. These hotels include the Double Tree, Embassy Suites, Hampton Inn and Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Homewood Suites, Marriott Courtyard, and Omaha Hilton. The Omaha Hilton has the convention center located on the premises for business travelers to Omaha. The convention center can also be used for other events like receptions, fundraisers, and more.

Six to eleven miles from the airport include the Holiday Inn Central, Hampton Inn- Ameristar Casino, Harrah's Casino, and the Holiday Inn- Ameristar Casino. The airfield is located close to city attractions as well.