What is the TSA wait at EAR right now?
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Kearney Regional Airport (EAR). We will not estimate one.
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Kearney Regional Airport TSA wait times
EAR · KEAR · Kearney, Nebraska
Security wait
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Kearney Regional Airport (EAR). We will not estimate one.
PreCheck
PreCheck lanes are not in our historical feed for this airport.
CLEAR
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Departure delays
Historical on-time performance. Not a live delay.
83%
On-time departures, September 2025 through August 2026. A departure is on time when it left less than 15 minutes late.
Flights out of Kearney Regional Airport left on time 83% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was the airline (47%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 135 minutes. 1% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
| Cause | Delay minutes | Share of delay minutes |
|---|---|---|
| the airline | 8,675 | 47% |
| late-arriving aircraft | 6,439 | 35% |
| the national airspace system | 2,553 | 14% |
| weather | 865 | 5% |
When to be at the airport
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Nearby airports
- Central Nebraska Regional Airport GRI · Grand Island40 mi
- McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport MCK · McCook91 mi
- North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field LBF · North Platte92 mi
- Lincoln Airport LNK · Lincoln118 mi
- Hays Regional Airport HYS · Hays131 mi
Distances are straight-line miles.
Airport details
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 18/36, 7,094 ft
- Longest runway width
- 100 ft
- Longest runway surface
- CONC
- Longest runway lighting
- HIGH
- Elevation
- 2,131.8 ft
- Control tower
- No
- CY2024 enplanements
- 14,130
- Facility use
- Public
- Ownership
- Public
- Part 139 certificate code
- I A
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Airframe repair
- MAJOR
- Powerplant repair
- MAJOR
- Last inspection
- 2026/04/15
FAA facility record date 2026/10/01. Runways: BTS NTAD Runways. Facility facts: BTS NTAD Aviation Facilities. Enplanements: FAA CY2024 commercial service.
Questions
Does TSACheck have a live security wait for EAR?
No. TSACheck has no live feed and no historical wait for Kearney Regional Airport (EAR).
How often do flights leave EAR on time?
Flights out of Kearney Regional Airport left on time 83% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was the airline (47%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 135 minutes. 1% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
How early should I get to EAR?
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Which airports are near EAR?
The nearest airports in this list are Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI), 40 straight-line miles; McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK), 91 straight-line miles; North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF), 92 straight-line miles; Lincoln Airport (LNK), 118 straight-line miles; Hays Regional Airport (HYS), 131 straight-line miles.