Transportation Availability
Location, Location, Location
Highways
U.S. Highways 6/34 and 183 intersect near the center of Phelps County sending truck and car traffic in all four directions. An Interstate-80 interchange is located just 17 miles north of Holdrege. Phelps County is within a one-day legal truck drive of the following major metro areas:
- Minneapolis/St. Paul
- Denver
- Salt Lake City
- Albuquerque
- Dallas/Ft. Worth
- Kansas City
- St. Louis
- Chicago
Central to national wind corridor
Businesses associated with the wind industry recognize our centralized location as an advantage. Within a day's legal driving distance, truck cargo can reach the four corners of the wind corridor that cuts through the center of the United States:
- North to Minot, North Dakota (676 miles)
- South to Abilene, Texas ((665 miles)
- East to Dubuque, Iowa (550 miles)
- West to Cody, Wyoming (710 miles)
Rail
Access to the BNSF rail line and the NKCR short line are options at different locations within the county. For more information, contact:
Nebraska Kansas Colorado Railway (NKCR) 
Regional Director of Marketing and Sales
Nate Henderson
(970) 674-0922 x5045
Fax (866) 838-1311
nhenderson@omnitrax.com
BNSF Railroad
Economic Development Department
Steve Dodd
(913) 551-4168
steve.dodd@bnsf.com
The Phelps County Development Corporation staff is poised to craft a combination of state and local programs as a comprehensive incentive package for your business.
Air
Brewster Field is the municipal airport in Holdrege. It has one lighted, hard-surfaced 4,700-foot runway. Small and medium-sized corporate jets can be accommodated. A heated hangar is available for long or short-term aircraft storage. The hangar also houses a comfortable passenger waiting area and pilot's lounge.
Kearney Regional Airport is served by Great Lakes Airlines with three daily passenger flights to and from Denver International Airport.
