Kearney Air Force Base (IATA: EAR, ICAO: KEAR, FAA LID: EAR), was a military airport located four nautical miles (7 km) northeast of the central business district of Kearney, a city in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. After its closure, it was redeveloped into Kearney Regional Airport.
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