# Chadron Municipal Airport (CDR)

> Chadron, US · IATA: CDR · ICAO: KCDR · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `CDR` |
| ICAO | `KCDR` |
| City | Chadron |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 1005 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 42.83760, -103.09500 |

## Description

Twelve weekly round trips to Denver on a nine-seat Fairchild Metro 23: that is the air link Chadron Municipal (CDR) in northwest Nebraska has held since 1 September 2025. It rests on a four-year Essential Air Service contract taken over by Denver Air Connection from previous operator Southern Airways Express, with interline agreements to United, American and Delta allowing onward connections from Denver. The freight consequence is slight - a nine-seat turboprop leaves essentially no usable payload for consignments, and the field has neither a cargo terminal nor a customs post. Air freight for the Sandhills and the Pine Ridge area is therefore routed through Denver (DEN) as the nearest cargo gateway and through Rapid City (RAP) in South Dakota, with Scottsbluff (BFF) covering regional moves. Landside, US Highways 20 and 385 carry the parcel and less-than-truckload services that reach the region by road, while the nearest rail loading points lie on the BNSF line to the south. For shippers the summary is simple: CDR is a passenger feeder, not a freight location.

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