2025 Sandhills Fly-In Breakfast (82NE)
The Annual Sandhills fly-in is here! Please join us in honor of Terry Vinton at our 11th annual Sandhills fly-in, located just southwest of Mullen, NE.
The grass airstrip is 4800 ft long and 100 ft wide.
Airport identifier 82NE
Coordinates:
Frequency: 122.9
There will be a free-will donation breakfast and Flour Drop/Spot Landing competitions to sign up for if you would like to participate.
A silent auction will be taking place during the event, some of the items include:
-A day of Unlimited Golf, donated by Dismal River Club
-100 Hour inspection/oil change, donated by Flag R Aviation
-Two hours of Flight Time towards flight training/Flight Review, donated by Vinton Ventures
-Branding Utility Knife, donated by Mill Iron Forge
-More Items to come! (All proceeds go to the Terry Vinton Memorial scholarship fund, encouraging students to pursue careers in Agriculture or Aviation)
After the Festivities end a Poker-Run will commence beginning at DRC and ending at Oshkosh (KOKS), there will be options for aircraft of all performance capabilities whether they need an 800ft runway or 3000ft. More details to come.
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Driving directions from Mullen, NE:
•Head south on Hwy 97 (3.1 mi)
•Turn right onto Dismal River Trl (CR 2108) (3.5 mi)
•Stay on the one-lane oil strip for 6.8 mi
•Take a left at the Y at DRC turn (1.2 mi)
•Dismal River Airstrip will be on your right